Before
you begin to arrange for home security alarm quotes, it's a good idea
to evaluate your home for its security effectiveness. The pages
below will help you identify any vulnerable areas, and provide advice
on correcting any problems.
Evaluate And Improve Your Home's Security:
How secure
is your home? You want to improve your home's security, but you
are not sure where to start. Evaluating it, inside and out, with
this quiz will give you a good overall security picture, and the
weakest spots will likely jump out at you....(more)
Burglary
and theft are crimes of opportunity. A door that is easy to open, a
dark house, or an open window or garage door, are seen as opportunities
by criminals. By thinking safety/security first, and taking some simple
steps to secure your home, you can reduce these opportunities. In doing
so, you reduce the risk they present to your family and property. Upon
completion of this survey you will have made a detailed check list of
your security needs....(more)
Approximately
every 8 seconds, a residential burglary is committed in North America,
many while the victim is at home! In fact, the average homeowner
has a 1 in 6 chance of being burglarized. But at what locations do
burglars typically gain access to a home?....(more)
If you're
the type of person who hides cash under his/her mattress, or inside a
box of frozen food in their freezer (yes, criminals are well aware of
this trick), this list of the most common things stolen in a
residential break-in may interest you....(more)