Avoiding Theft. Advice to avoid being a victim of crime - Continued

Leave a few lights on at night, even when you are going out for the night so that everyone thinks that someone is home even if they don’t hear any noise coming from the house.

Some burglars will hit you in the middle of the night when you are sleeping. Put some type of wind chime or clanging decoration on the doors that are located at the back of the house. If someone does try to come in during the middle of the night, you will wake up. 

Use motion lights around your home. Motion lights can be set to turn on only when someone is within feet of the house, and when the lights pop on this will scare anyone away who isn’t supposed to be there because the burglar will think you turned on the light. 

If you are worried about someone cutting your phone cord or telephone line before your house is burglarized, keep a cell phone with you so you can call out no matter what happens with your landline. If you have an old cell phone, you can still dial 9-1-1 and get help even if you are not a subscriber at the time.