It takes burglars only a few moments to smash their way into your home and/or business, check the predictable places for valuables and be on their way again.
There are steps you can take,however, to make your home and/or business less vulnerable to break-ins.
Crime Proofing:
While Halton Region remains Canada's safest regional municipality, residential and commercial break and enters remain an all too common occurrence.
Even with the benefit of past statistics, it is almost impossible to anticipate where or when a break-in is going to occur. One fact remains consistent, however: Every property, unless suitably secured, will offer opportunistic thieves the chance to break, enter and steal.
Various points of entry into a home or business (such as windows and doors) are the potential target areas through which burglars can gain access to your property and valuables.
As a rule, thieves look seek out targets that offer the least amount of security and resistance to decrease his or her chances of detection.
Every home and business owner must take their property's weaknesses and target areas into consideration when assessing areas that need attention.
The information contained in this portion of the website is offered by the Halton Regional Police Service to provide home and business owners with basic information and techniques to secure doors, windows, garages and miscellaneous items. Some require the expertise of a locksmith while others are do-it-yourself projects.
Note: Any decision regarding security enhancements should be made after lifestyle, home/business location and/or budget are taken into consideration.