“The best neighborhoods are the ones that have neighbors who do not look out for each other.
Is the house in a nice neighborhood?
Is it well kept?
Unsplash / James Sutton
If so I figured they had nice stuff.
Next question: Is there an easy escape route?
Woods in the back yard were excellent.
Unsplash / James Sutton
Next question: Is there a window hidden from view that I can smash if I have to?
very_large_ears
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Dont install doggy doors but own a dog
Open garages.
Leaving your keys in your unlocked car.
Dogs are the best deterrent; the louder the better.
gmailatbrian
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Get on good terms with your neighbors
Drive through your neighborhood during daytime, late afternoon and nighttime hours.
Do the neighbors even look out of their windows at me?
Do they notice that a stranger is slowly cruising through their neighborhood?
Are there people working on their lawns, walking the dogs, kids out playing?
How are the houses physically secured?
Do they have fences, gates, dogs, etc?
Are the garages open with no garage doors?
Can I see whats inside?
Tools, fancy cars, motorcycles, a door that leads INTO the main house via the garage?
The best neighborhoods are the ones that have neighbors who do not look out for each other.
Elderly neighbors are a plus, too.
Also is the neighborhood located near major freeways, onramps?
Looking for escape routes should the cops come.
Is there signage/stickers stating that the houses have alarms?
Executor21
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Create a good relationship with the cops
When people proudly advertise their security system.
Drug dealers were a natural target for home invasion if you had the confidence.
Crowbar fire up the door and put the main occupant on their ass.
They cant really call the cops and draw attention to themselves.
Kreacher999
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In the eyes of a thief its asking to be messed with.
Wi_Tozzi
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Buy motion sensing flood lights for outside your front doors
Motion sensing flood lights outside.
No big bushes in front of windows where someone could hide.
Thorned bushes are always good for under windows, if you keep them close enough.
A dog is nice.
Better to just get the real thing.
Remember any security footage could possibly be obtained and used against you if something goes down.
If you do shady things, cameras could be a bad idea.
Dead bolt locks on all exterior doors.
If you arent always home at night, get a few timers for lamps inside.
Pro level:
Get a cheap tv.
Like a shitty CRT 13 inch that nobody wants.
Install vertical blinds on a window across from the tv.
Set volume so you’re free to just barely hear it outside.
This does two things: the light and sound make it seem like someone could be home.
420_inject_it
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Anyway, Id pick places based on the upkeep of their equipment.
If the cash register was out of date, so was their camera system.
The closer theyre looking at them, the better off I am.
Of course, this was ~15 years ago, things change.
DownvotePlusSoulTrap
8.Put up signs that announce you have an alarm
Turn on exterior lights.
Have an alarm sign in front yard.
Alarm stickers on windows.
Id skip that house.
someGUYwithADHD
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I cant tell you how many neighbors and family have gottenrobbedbecause of this.
SecPhase
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Hakib
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Leave a talk station on when youre out.
No burglars gonna come in if he hears voices, unless its a home invasion.
Leave a light on, doesnt matter if you put a timer on it or not.
Adogis another big plus.
Hard for anyone to get past a dog in the dark.
They dont need to see you to bark and bite you.
Have never been burglarized, ever, and Im 67 years old.
songsearch
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CrashedWindows95
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Former anonymous burglar said he avoided houses that hung the U.S. flag.
Said it told him the occupants likely owned at least one firearm.
Would avoid even if it looked as though no one was home.
Drummerdoggie
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Its creepy as all hell.
So, yeah, always lock your doors and windows.
Paranoidas
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Burglar alarms do not deter burglars.
They just alert you that you have been burglarized.
The sign that comes with the alarm though?
That thing is worth more than the alarm as far as deterring burglars.
My job was to take reports from customers who had been burglarized.
Not one single time.
That is not to say that no one who owns a dog ever gets burglarized.
I think there is at least SOME statistical validity in that.
A big fucking dog is the best burglary deterrent you could possibly have.
Better than burglar alarms, signs, guns or expensive locks.
rottinguy
16. dougiebgood
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Said something like a guy in the bathroom could come out anytime ohazltn
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Especially a blue one as that screams fancy aftermarket alarm.
Keeps the neighborhood 3am car-hoppers away.
Car-hopping is basically what little shithead kids do.
Ive read that 3am is THE optimal time to hit an apartment complex parking lot.
dirtymoney
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I cant tell you how many big-screen TVs I can see through large unshaded windows in peoples homes.
They are just advertising.
I keep all my windows shaded.
Also, I dont have any big screen TVs.
dirtymoney
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The rain masks sounds when youre breaking into a garage.
FendaIton
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We dont even get Jehovahs witnesses.
TacticalLeemur
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The number one deterrent hands down… lights.
