Security Products:
Apartment & Dormitory
Burglary Prevention

NO security products are guaranteed to prevent crimes - but likely will serve you well if used with the guidance in Home Security - Overview.

Serial killer Danny Rolling was in the woods that bordered the back of Apartment 1203, peeping in their windows. Rolling had watched for three hours. ... When both residents were asleep, Rolling used a screwdriver to pry open the apartment's sliding glass patio doors. Rolling, in the same black death costume he wore at the previous murders, pounced on Manny Taboada, plunging the combat knife into his chest and striking his heart. ... Tracy Paules heard the noise and was in the hallway outside her bedroom. When she saw Rolling, she jumped back into her room and slammed the door, which Rolling opened with a kick.
Excerpted from The Palm Beach Post – 20 August 2000

See Safe Room to create a bedroom fortress and find security products for patio doors in Door Reinforcement. Also see Apartment Security.

He was peeping through windows when he came across an apartment's unlocked bathroom window, police said. Serial killer Timothy Krajcir said he climbed in, then hid in a shower stall and ambushed the woman when she entered the bathroom.
Excerpted from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 24 January 2008

See more reasons to always keep all doors and windows secure at Home Security - Walk-In.

Before Renting an Apartment

• Many landlords do not provide security products beyond the bare minimum and are also lax in enforcing security rules. And find out if they run background checks on all new tenants.
• What is their policy on strangers entering the main lobby door when tenants are coming in or out?
• Tour a prospective apartment in the evening to check for good lighting in entrances, hallways, carports, and the laundry room.
• Look for secure doors and entries as described in Door Reinforcement.
• Look for Sliding Door Security Hardware and Home Window Security.
• Do they replace or re-key your entry door deadbolt when you move in? See Vivian's story at Home Security - Cracks to see why.
• Ask tenants how they feel about security. Are they friendly?
• Call the local police and talk to the community officer for that building.

If you've already moved in, get:

Neighbor Allies for Home Defense

• Alarms: for any outside fire escapes you might have (wired to the drop-down ladder).
• Window-guards: Windows accessible to a burglar’s climbing, or opening onto an outside fire escape, need to be fully fortified and alarmed. Decorative folding grills do effectively fortify, but by law must be easily opened by residents and guests so they can escape a fire.
• Convex Mirrors: reveal anyone lurking around corners or nooks.
• Kids distributing restaurant ads can get inside “secure” apartment buildings by using the intercom to fool a tenant into buzzing them in. Criminals can, too. See Elevator Security in Apartment Security.
• If anyone knocks on your door, never open it (not even an inch) unless you're sure you know the visitor well. Get a portable wireless intercom.
• If you see or hear anything suspicious, call police and your apartment manager. Landlords can evict unruly neighbors. Talk to your Neighborhood Watch allies.

Wireless, Portable
Electronic Security Products
for Apartments, Rented Houses,
and College Dormitories

HOME DEFENSE SECURITY PRODUCTS:
Home Security Hardware,
Burglar Alarm Equipment,
and Personal Safety Devices

Overlapping layers of security products provide superior burglary prevention.

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