| Not to be bias, but facts prove that most burglaries | | | | and use. |
| around the world are committed by drug addicts | | | | The homeowner's main concern should be to make |
| desperate to support their habit. The goods they | | | | their homes as difficult to get into as possible. A |
| steal are sold quickly, sometimes within an hour of | | | | burglar's two biggest worries are detection and the |
| the burglary! The crook gets about 10 cents a dollar | | | | time spent in the house. If you can create the |
| most of the time. Because of these facts, it is | | | | measures that increase these two factors, the |
| necessary for a burglar to break into several homes | | | | burglars will probably be very reluctant to try to |
| every day to support his drug habit. | | | | break into your house for fear of being caught. |
| Once the burglar has succeeded in entering a home, | | | | You have to always take the following simple steps: |
| he does not want to stay there long. Most of the | | | | Always lock your windows and doors when you go |
| burglars try to grab small items that will fetch them | | | | away. It is surprising how many people do not lock |
| money easily and quickly. The typical things a burglar | | | | their doors when they leave their houses. It is a |
| goes for are jewelry, small sized electronics, credit | | | | good idea to keep shrubs and trees trimmed, so that |
| cards, check books, cash/coins, video games and | | | | others can see people walking around your house. |
| guns. | | | | You will be giving up a bit of privacy, but this could |
| However, larger items are not safe either. High-end | | | | protect you from the pain of being the victim of a |
| television sets get taken right off the wall. | | | | burglar. |
| Sometimes, a pillow case will be missing because it is | | | | As more and more people are doing these days, you |
| used for storing and carrying the stolen items. The | | | | may wish to invest in an alarm system. If you do |
| burglar then quickly leaves your home and converts | | | | have a home security system installed, also have an |
| the stolen goods into cash, which he does at | | | | external speaker; if activated, the speaker will alert |
| different venues. | | | | your neighbors or passersby about what is going on, |
| Another item popular with burglars is the piggy bank | | | | even before the police are alerted; in that way, your |
| or jar which most people keep in the house for | | | | neighbors can be your best defense. Talk to your |
| keeping small change, and very often these are full | | | | neighbors and request them to keep an extra close |
| and quite heavy, and it is money can easily convert | | | | eye on your home during the time you are away. |