5 Security Tips for the Summer

Nat­u­ral­ly, peo­ple are much more relaxed dur­ing the sum­mer months. There are far more crimes tak­ing place dur­ing the sum­mer than any oth­er time of year, and fam­i­lies will be much more like­ly to leave doors and win­dows open so that the fresh air can cir­cu­late eas­i­er.

Bur­glar­ies can hap­pen at any giv­en moment and to any­body, which is why it is impor­tant to take extra secu­ri­ty mea­sures, espe­cial­ly once the weath­er starts warm­ing up.

Think like a Bur­glar

Take the time to go out­side of your home and find the areas where bur­glars might be able to gain access to your home. The most com­mon place for a bur­glar to enter your home would be through a win­dow. Make sure that your win­dows are locked even if they are on the sec­ond floor. If you have a lad­der left out­side, make sure that it is put into a shed or some­where inside of your home.

Hide your Spare Keys Cre­ative­ly

Bur­glars are oppor­tunists, they will use what­ev­er means nec­es­sary to break into your home. Bur­glars are more like­ly to enter through win­dows that are cov­ered by shrubs or trees because it makes it eas­i­er to hide from neigh­bors so nev­er leave these areas unchecked. If you have a spare key out­side, do not place it in an obvi­ous loca­tion.

Where to Invest your Trust

If you are a new res­i­dent of your town, you might want to start build­ing rela­tion­ships with your new neigh­bors. Until you real­ly get to know the peo­ple in your neigh­bor­hood, don’t invest your trust into any­one oth­er than your fam­i­ly. Con­sid­er installing exte­ri­or light­ing. The last thing a bur­glar wants is to have their crim­i­nal actions exposed and that’s exact­ly the pur­pose of motion sen­sor light­ing.

Keep your Social Shares to a Min­i­mum

Avoid post­ing your where­abouts on social media. If you adver­tise online that you will be away from your home, crim­i­nals will be more like­ly to attempt a break-in. Talk about your vaca­tion after you have already returned home, oth­er­wise, you might come home to find you have been robbed.

Install a Secu­ri­ty Sys­tem and Mon­i­tor it on your Phone when Pos­si­ble

Make sure to take advan­tage of the home mon­i­tor­ing apps on your smart phone. If you have a secu­ri­ty sys­tem installed in your home then con­sid­er adding cam­eras as well so you can observe live video feed from your home to your phone. If you do not have a secu­ri­ty sys­tem installed in your home, ask a friend or fam­i­ly mem­ber to keep a close watch on your home while you are away.