Burglary and Theft Prevention Checklist
- Keep doors and windows locked at all times.
- If you move into a previously occupied house or apartment, change or re-key all locks.
- Install solid core or metal outside doors with deadbolt locks and metal striker plates.
- Use a door peephole or view grill.
- Put supplementary locking devices on all windows.
- Install secondary locks on sliding glass doors.
- Always keep your garage closed and locked.
- When away for an extended period of time, cancel mail and suspend newspaper delivery.
- Have a trusted neighbor watch your home when you are away.
- Be sure your home always looks “lived in.”
- Do not leave a door key under a doormat, in a mailbox, or other outside locations where a burglar could easily find it.
- Do not give house keys to parking attendants. Give them your car ignition key only.
- Do not carry an identification tag on your key ring.
- Do not leave ladders or tools outside your house where a burglar could use them to break into your home.
- Keep doors and windows highly visible.
- Engrave your driver’s license number on all valuables.
- Do not give out information over the phone to anyone you do not personally know.
- Be suspicious of anyone you do not know who asks about your schedule and plans.
