Crime-Safety-Security
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27 May 2008

A man was home with his wife waiting for a guest when he heard a knock and opened the door without checking first. When he realized it was two violent thugs, he tried to close it, but they broke the door off its hinges and pistol-whipped him.

Get in the habit of ALWAYS using Peepholes before answering doorbells or knocks. Why not? It only takes a few seconds. Or would you rather gamble?

You can supplement a peephole with a doorbell intercom described at Home Intercom System.

Also strengthen your door's hinges – preferably the entire door and doorframe. See Security Products - Door Reinforcement.

Gamble in Vegas - not in your life.

There are FIVE primary ways of invading your home:

My #1 Pet Peeve is the Walk-In. Doors have locks for a reason: to keep out anyone you didn’t invite in. Roughly HALF of the 8,000+ home invasions every day in the U.S. alone are through unlocked doors. I can never understand the mentality of folks who are so careless. There’s NO excuse for not keeping your exterior doors locked at all times. See Home Security – Walk In for more details.

My #2 Pet Peeve is the Push-In. It’s the second most common method of home invasion – and almost as easy for a criminal predator as the Walk-In. Again, I can never understand the mentality of folks who are so careless. How can you possibly just assume that whoever happens to knock on your door or rings your doorbell is not a criminal predator? See Home Security – Push In for more details.

Closely related to a Push-In is the Scam-In. That’s when a criminal predator uses lies to get you to open your door and/or allow them to enter your home. See Home Security – Scam In for more details.

The final two methods of invading a home are:

• Break-In when you're home or away - Home Security – Break In and the
• Mug-In just outside your door - Home Security – Mug In

Also see:

• Cracks in Security: variations of the above - Home Security – Cracks
• Apartment & College Dormitory Security - Home Security – College
• Apartment Security: how renters can keep safe FAQ.
• Burglary Prevention: what burglars hope you don't know FAQ.
• Good Neighbors help protect you - Home Security – Neighbors
• Home Security – Recap & Resources

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