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You’ve seen target hardening brought up as a way to stop crime, but you might be wondering how it applies to your Utica home. Read more about this crime-prevention method and discover how the home security leaders at ADT can help you improve your defense. 

What Is Target Hardening?

A popular theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening simply suggests that criminal behavior will decline when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target feels like too high of a risk, potential thieves will just move on. Target hardening involves making your property less appealing to criminals through the use of observable security tools in a layered approach.

Making Your Utica Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like many people, will opt for the road that looks the easiest. Your challenge is to give them second thoughts about coming near your property. But what might you do? Abide by these tips:

Make Your Security Impossible To Ignore

Home security yard signs and outdoor cameras let prowlers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is among the most reliable deterrents, as no intruder wants to be recorded in the act. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-powered smart detection, and high-definition imaging.

Light Up Your Property

A properly illuminated house is much less attractive to potential thieves. Illuminate dark corners along your home’s perimeter, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fences, and other spots where prowlers might conceal themselves. You can even have inside lights illuminate automatically if a surveillance device finds suspicious activity outside.

Opt For A Comprehensive Defense

You need a comprehensive approach, which means supplementing your cameras and yard signs with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a functioning alarm. ADT can help secure every access point, including the largest one, your garage.

Address Physical Security Measures

Confirm that all window locks work, and always use a deadbolt on the front door. Consider reinforcing door frames, and use a security bar in the bottom track of your sliding door to block entry if the lock is circumvented.

Keep An Unobstructed View From Windows

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are friends to criminals who wish to remain hidden from view. Ensure that you can easily see all levels of your property by trimming greenery close to windows. A neat, well-maintained landscape informs prospective thieves that they are better off moving on.

Why Secure Your Utica Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for more than 150 years, ADT is the most trusted name in home security. Recognized for 24-7 service and fast response times from experienced professionals, ADT has the most monitoring stations of any home security provider. You’ll value the peace of mind and the modern equipment like Google Nest surveillance cameras. 

Improve The Security Of Your Utica Home With Secure24 Alarm Systems

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