Building your fortune is a very long and hard road for some and quicker for others, but however you got there, the last thing in the world that you want is to see some scumbag burglar target your house at the Christmas crime prime-time and take that all away.
Jaclyn O'Malley of the Reno Gazette-Journal (11/21/2007) says "Crooks know that vehicles and homes will soon be full of Christmas gifts. They also know that some people will abandon their homes around the holidays in favor of a winter vacation paradise. And every season, law enforcement statistics show crimes such as residential burglaries and vehicle thefts slightly increase toward the end of the year."
It's an unfortunate fact that wherever someone is successful, there is a human parasite waiting to deprive them of their success. It may sound cynical, but it is true. When a person has achieved a great deal, criminals see as much opportunity in that person as his or her business partners do.
Although I am an optimistic person, I am also practical. If a burglar were to strip me of my material assets by cleaning out my house while I was on vacation, that would be terrible. However, my family are much more important to me than all the possessions in the world and I will never allow them to be harmed by a burglar who breaks in while they are home. I assume that if you have a family, you feel the same way. That is why I'm writing about some simple physical security measures to protect your hard-earned assets.
Lt. Bob McDonald of Reno police suggests concealing presents and valuables so that they are not easily visible from outside your home. Furthermore, he says "other ways to make a home safer are to increase outdoor lighting, purchase a dog and invest in an alarm system. He also suggested talking to strangers through the door instead of opening it when someone knocks or rings the doorbell." (Reno Gazette-Journal, 11/21/2007)
The idea is that first and foremost, you must not present your home as an easy target ripe for the picking. You can't hide the fact that you live in a beautiful house in a nice neighborhood, but you can certainly make your house the most difficult target in that neighborhood. Even if your house isn't that mansion on the hill, that might be all the more reason why a burglar will choose yours as a target this Christmas. Burglars, like most people, will look for the quickest path to riches. The difference between them and most people is that they will hurt others to obtain their wealth quickly. To prevent them from doing that, we have to become the path of "greatest resistance."
Very few burglars will challenge an alarm system that is used regularly, but skilled burglars will "case" a potential target residence to examine the routines of the inhabitants. If they find that the security system is rarely, if ever, used then the target is as easy as a house without any security system. The same is true for door locks, but I hope that is painfully obvious.
In any case, the safest way to prevent your house from being burglarized this holiday season is with a monitored security system that is used consistently, without fail. Many people shy away from monitored security systems because they believe them to be extremely expensive, but there are some extremely simple and affordable options available. Compare at /
Burglars will also hesitate at the sight or sound of a large dog, and will normally opt for a house with no such deterrent. This is a great secondary line of defense after the locks and alarm system, but large dogs are not in every homeowner's game plan. Small dogs are just about as effective, given the fact that they often have a bark much bigger than their bite. Burglars fear the noise almost as much as the physical threat, particularly when the infiltration attempt is at an odd time of day or night. If a dog of any kind is not an option for you, you might still consider a "beware of dog" sign, but this will only work for the burglar who doesn't do the research to notice that no dog is ever seen outside the house.
There are numerous other options to incrementally improve your home security situation, but try these primary suggestions first. Protect your home perimeter with excellent modern locks and a monitored security system, and then consider additional supplementary measures.
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