1. Burglary Prevention Clay County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit

2. What does the criminal need to make his crime successful? • Desire • Ability • Opportunity

3. Crime Prevention focus is on removing the opportunity for the criminals to be successful by educating the public on practicing crime prevention.

4. Doors Windows Sliding doors Garage doors Alarms Systems Security Lighting Home Security Surveys Operation Identification Neighborhood Watch Program Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Residential Safety

5. Residential burglary summary by entry method

6. Doors • Every external door should have a deadbolt lock . • Exterior doors should be metal or solid hardwood. • Peepholes • Install peepholes if you don’t have a window to look outside.

7. Doors • Strike Plates • High Security Strike Plates • Use at least 3” long screws when installing • Keys • Before you move in re-key your home. • NEVER leave a spare key hidden outside

8. Windows • Double Hung Windows • Horizontal Sliding Glass Windows • Casement, Hopper or Awning Windows

9. Sliding Glass Doors • Secure doors so they cannot be lifted out of the track from the outside. • Install pan head screws in the upper track, adjust to allow free back and forth movement but minimum up and down. • Secure doors with commercially available locks or use a broomstick or wooden dowel in the lower track.

10. Garage Doors • Remove the emergency pull cord. • Securely mount the garage door track to your house. • Install a padlock in the track when your going to be gone for extended lengths of time. • Never leave your garage door remote in plain view.

11. Security Lighting • Criminals use the darkness to conceal their crimes. Adequate lighting not only provides safety for your family, but also discourages crime.

12. Security Lighting • Front Porch Lights • Leave them on from dusk to dawn • Motion Lights • Timers • You should have at least one light on a timer to give the impression someone is home

13. KCPD Crime Prevention • To get more information for Crime Prevention go to www.kcmo.org › KCPD Home › Crime.

14. Operation Identification • A program that is a deterrent to the theft of property. • Increases the possibility of recovering stolen property

15. Operation Identification • Identify valuables by permanently marking them with your drivers license number. DO NOT USE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. • Record the serial numbers off of items and keep the information available. • Photograph any valuables or antiques.

16. Neighborhood Watch • Neighborhood Watch is a program based on neighbors caring about neighbors.

17. Neighborhood Watch • Neighborhood Watch is a program of residents working with the St. Petersburg Police department for a safer community. It’s not just a program to report suspicious activities and crimes, but to resolve safety problems within the neighborhood.

18. Finally • The key to your security is summed up in one word Vigilance

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