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Keeping Your Home Safe From Crime
October 21, 2020
Simple Steps Can Make an Important Difference
The world is facing nearly unprecedented stress, making everyday life feel a little less everyday. These trying times are making home comfort even more important. With the world stresses pressing further into the households of average Americans, ensuring that your home is protected is critically important. Consider the following steps to keep your home safe from crime.
Take simple steps
– Keeping your home protected from the worst can start with simple, regular routines. While there are more advanced steps to take, protecting your home can start with strategies as simple as;
Locking the doors – Making a regular habit of locking your doors at home throughout the day is a major step in preventing break-ins and vandalism. While many folks keep their doors locked overnight or when they leave their homes, sometimes it is necessary to keep main entrance-ways locked even while you or your family are home.
Leaving lights on
– Similar to keeping doors locked whenever possible, leaving lights on can help fend off intruders. While energy conservation is necessary to reduce and maintain a healthy carbon footprint, keeping the air of occupancy even when you are not home or while you are asleep will help deter bad occurrences in your home.
Protecting your valuables
– Investing in a safe or other secure holding area for your valuables will seriously aid in preventing losses in the event of an intrusion. If your valuables are out of sight from the windows and prying eyes, intruders may lose interest targeting your home. If a safe is not an option, consider having an inconspicuous storage area somewhere in your home.
Maintain property boundaries
– Most break-ins and vandalisms are crimes of opportunity – maintaining a healthy fence line or hedge row can greatly reduce the chances of crime befalling your property. For properties without nearby neighbors, establishing your property line may be especially challenging, but even just a close-fit fence to your home’s perimeter can help keep your family and valuables safe.
Build community
– Especially in the face of the world-wide pandemic, community bonding is important to maintaining safe neighborhoods. Having neighbors who are friends will help keep added eyes on your property, while also helping assure that the neighborhood is in good standards with each other. While the challenge of social distancing is hard to overcome when building new relationships, giving away gift packages to community members or hosting “drive-in style” movie nights on your street can help build morale and safety in your area!
Accurately insure your property
– In the case that the worst happens, it is important to keep your property and valuables properly insured. If you’ve recently added value to your property or invested in additional features or purchased especially valuable personal property, you should consider updating your insurance coverage. While some valuables will not fall under your homeowners insurance, coverage extensions are simple to add into your existing policies.
Keeping your home safe from crime is incredibly important. If your home insurance isn’t as updated as your home, reach out to your insurance agent as soon as possible! We at Wallin Insurance wish all the best to you and your household and are here to help protect your home alongside you.
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