Importance Of Home Security

We go through life thinking that we are safe, despite what the news is trying to tell us. The number of crimes is increasing, yet most of us still leave our windows open at night. as if daring someone to bother us. Yet we no longer bother to get to know our neighbors, and an alarm system is considered out of most of our budgets.

Without some form of security system we leave ourselves vulnerable to loss of property and personal injury. The locks that come on most windows and doors, when we remember to lock them, are designed to keep those that wouldn’t steal from us with the door left wide open honest. We leave our windows open to let the air in and fall asleep.

What’s between the open window and us? A wire screen to keep flies out is what’s between the open window and us. It takes less than a minute to cut into a window screen with a good knife or pair of shears. That’s if they are in good condition, but if they are old and worn out they are no defense to the outside world at all.

Even a closed window is an easy entry point for a burglar when it isn’t locked. It takes a minute to get rid of the screen, and even if the window won’t open it’ll break with a fist or other object hitting it. Without something in place to prevent the opening of the window it’s an easy access point, and unless we hear it break we are helpless to find safety, or get help.

An alarm sounding in the middle of the night would wake us and our neighbors. We would also get some form of assistance from the law enforcement. As long as there isn’t a false alarm when the system goes off the police are called, when the system is monitored by a security company.

Burglaries occur when homeowners are away, or when they should be sleeping, since both of these present an easy opportunity. Sleeping occupants of a home pose no threat to an intruder, but they do make easy targets for intruders in the home however. Families want to feel safe in their own homes so they leave widows open to prove the neighborhood is safe.

Unless you have a large security fence around the home, the windows should at least be closed when you are away. Checking the locks on the windows to ensure they are working properly will at least slow down an intruder. Installing a decent lock however only solves the problem of having the window opened from the inside by preventing movement, and reduces the chances of having the lock broken.

Do you leave a hide-a-key in the yard in case you don’t have yours? While it isn’t likely a burglar is going to search for the key they might. The reason home security is so important is that burglars don’t just target homes in wealthy neighborhoods but will target any home that presents an opportunity.

By: Kieran Adams