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How safe is your home? |
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No |
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Doors and Windows |
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Are all locks to outside doors either dead locks or strong bolt locks? |
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2 |
Can door locks be opened by breaking a window and reaching through? |
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3 |
Can internal doors be locked? |
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4 |
Are all locks in good working order? |
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5 |
Do you lock the internal door from your garage? |
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6 |
Can you account for all copies of keys to your home? |
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7 |
Are window locks properly and securely mounted? |
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8 |
Do you keep your windows locked when they are shut? |
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9 |
Do you use locks that allow windows to be secured partly open? |
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Garage |
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10 |
Do you lock your garage door at night? |
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11 |
Do you lock you garage when you are away from home? |
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12 |
Do you have good secure locks on the garage doors an windows? |
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13 |
Do you lock your car when it is parked in the garage? |
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Holiday |
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14 |
Do you notify neighbours when you go on holiday? |
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15 |
Do your neighbours collect mail and circulars when you are on holiday? |
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16 |
Do you stop deliveries of newspaper when on holiday? |
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17 |
Do you have shades up and lights on when on holiday? |
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18 |
Do you use timers on lights & radios to make it look like you are home? |
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19 |
Do you arrange to keep lawns and gardens in shape? |
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20 |
Are you a member of a neighbourhood support group? |
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Environment |
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21 |
Do you have sensor lights around your house? |
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22 |
Are shrubs and bushes well trimmed near your house and borders? |
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Safe Practices |
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23 |
Have you recorded all serial numbers and stored them away from home? |
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24 |
Have you uniquely marked valuable items (etch or invisible)? |
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25 |
Do you have a description of valuable property? |
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26 |
Have you displayed a sign that items are marked for identification? |
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27 |
Do you have an alarm? |
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28 |
Have you displayed a sign stating that your house is alarmed? |
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29 |
Do you report suspicious activity or people to Police immediately? |
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30 |
Do you know not to disturb anything if you are burgled, just to call Police? |
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Every "NO" shows a weak point and may help the burglar.
Every "YES" improves your protection.
Page last updated 6 November, 2008