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Use this home security checklist ...

Use this list to help improve the security of your home.

Make sure that the doors to your house are solid doors, not easily removed or cut into.
Make sure your doors fit and will not come open without turning the door knob or lever.
Door hinges that have the pins on the outside should be installed so that the pins are not removable.
Sliding doors need a bar the inside track when they are closed. Alternatively, install a pin that pushes through a hole through the door that slides and the stationery one.
Make sure that the doorknobs are not so close to a window that they could be reached from the outside through the window!
Use deadbolt locks, even if you have doorknob locks.

Windows should have locks or bars for added protection. The window catch is not enough.
Make sure that your curtains or blinds don't gap in the center or at the sides when they are closed.
Be sure that your alarm system will be triggered if a window is opened OR if it is broken.

Keep your shrubs cut so that you can see out your windows.
Make sure your house number is visible from the street.
Make sure all doorways are well lighted.
If your community has a neighborhood watch program, get the information and join it.

Alarms monitored 24 hours by a central alarm service may qualify your home for a discount on your insurance premium.
Alarms should protect all entries to your house: gates, doors, windows.. not just the main door!