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

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

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

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

Residential burglary summary by entry method

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.

Doors Strike Plates Keys 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 Strike Plates – Keys – Before you move into a new or previusly owner house or apartment, re-key the locks. You have no idea if anyone has a copy of your house key. Key Lock Box – The lock box works in securing a key outside of the residents so that only authorised individuals can get to the key. Never hide akey outside unsecured. Children with keys is a bad idea because they loss the keys

Windows Double Hung Windows Horizontal Sliding Glass Windows Casement, Hopper or Awning Windows

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.

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. Garage doors – The track is attached to the wall of the garage by usually a 1x4 board. Criminals can push on a corner of the garage door and if this board is nailed to the wall, criminals can pry that board from the wall. Screws in that board will sometimes correct this problem.

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

Security Lighting Front Porch Lights Motion Lights Timers 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 Motion Lights – Criminals hate them because they don’t know where the lights are until the lights have activated. They don’t know is someone turned the light on or is it is a motion light. Lastly they don’t know who is looking now that the light is on. Timers – Some Televisions can be placed on timers. Radios on timers.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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