Making your Home a Hard Target for less than $200

According to the US Department of Justice, 34% of home invasions are people walking right in the front door, and 30% come in through an unlocked window. According to FBI.gov.crime 57.5% of burglaries involved forcible entries through the front, back, or garage service door. Feeling compelled to make your home a harder target? We are, too! Here are a few options to start the process of hardening your home without breaking the bank. 

Easy to install, budget-friendly ways to help deter and prevent break-ins can include:

DOORS

$0 FREE Lock your doors and windows!

Less than $5: Reinforce door lockset’s lip strike plate and with ¾+ in screws.
Read more on techniques here.

$89.00 Install Door Armor: Door Reinforcement Set For Jamb, Frame, Strike Plate. https://amzn.to/2MCBpQD

$40 Steel Security Bar Door Brace. https://amzn.to/3cGRXBB

WINDOWS

$5 Install security pins into sash windows  https://amzn.to/3hdXEdQ

$99.99 Shatter Resistant Security Window Film   https://amzn.to/30f3pln

$27.99 Window Vibration Alarms – Glass Break Security Alarm Sensor https://amzn.to/30jEPQs

VISIBILITY

$64.99 Motion Sensor, Wireless, Solar Power Lights  https://amzn.to/2Uf0zZR

$179.99 Smart Security Camera with cloud storage included, 2-way audio  https://amzn.to/2Y9torQ

TRAINING AND RESOURCES

NRA REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM One of the most important steps toward ensuring your own safety is having a personal safety strategy in place before you need it. NRA’s Refuse To Be A Victim® program teaches the tips and techniques you need to be alerted to dangerous situations and to avoid criminal confrontation. Seminars are held across the nation and are open to individuals of all ages. Today, thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement officials and civilians from across the nation utilize this popular program in their crime prevention and community policing initiatives to help protect their communities. Corporations, educational institutions, and community centers have also adopted the program. All told, more than 120,000 people have benefited from these seminars.

• JOIN A CLASS NEAR YOU!  

TRACK CRIME IN YOUR AREA

• MyLocalCrime – https://www.mylocalcrime.com
• CrimeMapping – https://www.crimemapping.com 

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