Home Safety Tips for Summer Vacation
When it comes to keeping your home safe, burglary is your biggest risk. According to the FBI, a burglary occurs somewhere in the United States every 15.4 seconds. The majority of home and apartment burglaries occur during the daytime when most people are away at work or school. The summer months of July and August see the peak of home burglaries with more people away for summer vacation. Seventy percent of burglars use some amount force to enter a home, but their preference is to gain easy access through an open door or window. As a deterrent, place highly visible decals on glass doors and windows near the latch mechanism that indicates that an alarm system, a dog, or block watch/operation identification system is in place.
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