|
These 50 questions can help you assess your home's security. If you answer "no" to any of these questions, you should consider developing a plan to keep yourself and your family safer.
Personal Safety
1. Do you have an unlisted phone number?
2. If you live alone, do you avoid letting others know that?
3. Do you require that agents identify themselves before entering your home?
4. Do you supervise strangers who you have allowed to enter your home?
5. Do your children know to never allow a stranger to enter your home, and to never go anywhere with a stranger?
6. Do you avoid having personal information like name and address on your keys?
7. Do your children know not to give personal information to strangers, on the phone or in person?
8. Do you use a peephole or security camera to see who is at your door before opening it?
9. Do you insist on contacting references for cleaning staff and babysitters who will be in your home unsupervised?
10. Do you always let a trusted friend of relative know where you are if you are alone?
Home Safety
1. Have you held a family meeting to discuss home safety?
2. Do you avoid sharing details about your home and schedule with strangers?
3. Do your children know never to talk to strangers?
4. Do you and your family avoid leaving valuables in plain sight?
5. Do you inform trusted neighbours when you are away?
6. Do you leave lights and the radio or television on while you're away?
7. Do you cancel deliveries or have someone pick up your mail and newspaper when you are away?
8. Have you spoken with your neighbours about a community watch program?
9. Do you report suspicious activities to the police?
10. Do you take personal responsibility to prevent crime in your home and community by being prepared?
Property
1. Do you have exterior lights and motion detection lights to deter thieves?
2. Do you keep your yard well-groomed to avoid creating hiding places for burglars?
3. Do you keep gates locked or latched at all times?
4. Do you close your garage and shed doors and lock them when not using them?
5. Do you put away bicycles and tools when not in use?
Entry Points
1. Do you have solid wood or steel exterior doors?
2. Do you have good quality, 1-inch steel locks on every door?
3. Do you have alarm sensors on every door and window?
4a. Have you ever lost a key?
4b. If yes, did you change your locks?
5. Did you change the locks when you moved into your home?
6. Do you never give keys to service workers?
7. Do you leave spare keys with a neighbour, or very well-hidden?
8. Have you sealed or secured all pet doors?
9. Have all sliding doors been equipped with a secondary lock?
10. Do your sliding doors have safety glass?
Valuables
1. Do you keep important valuables (heirlooms, passports) in a bank safe-deposit box?
2. Do you have a safe at home for other valuables?
3. Is the safe bolted down securely, or extremely heavy?
4. Do you avoid having large sums of cash at your home?
5. Have you insured and created a photographic and written inventory of your valuables?
Did you know?
1. Most crimes occur because a criminal sees an opportunity to commit the crime.
2. Most robberies are conducted by youths.
3. Professional burglary is very rare.
4. Most burglaries are not planned.
5. Burglaries happen in every neighbourhood.
6. Most burglaries are not solved, most stolen property is not recovered.
7. Burglaries happen most often during the daytime.
8. Most burglars enter through unlocked doors and windows.
9. It takes less than 2 minutes for a burglar to enter your home.
10. If you can delay entry for 3 minutes, most burglars give up.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to Contact Us. |
