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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to prevent crime, but you might be thinking about how it applies to your Erie home. Learn more about this crime-reducing method and find out how the leaders in home security at ADT can help you improve your defense. 

Understanding Target Hardening

An established theory in criminology dating back to the 1970s, target hardening makes the case that criminal activity will decline when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target seems like too high of a risk, potential thieves will simply move on. Target hardening involves making your home less appealing to criminals through the use of observable, layered home security implements.

Making Your Erie Home Less Of A Target

Criminals, like other people, will choose the path of least resistance. Your challenge is to make them think twice about coming near your property. But how do you do so? Follow these guidelines:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Home security yard signs and exterior cameras let prowlers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is among the most powerful deterrents, as no criminal wants to be caught in the act. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, high-definition imaging, and smart detection.

Light Up Your Property

A well-lit house is much less appealing to burglars. Illuminate dark areas around your home, and install accent lights near fences, tree lines, hedges, and other places where prowlers might hide. You can even have inside lights illuminate automatically if a video camera discovers suspicious activity outside.

Get A Comprehensive Defense

You need a layered plan, which means supplementing your video cameras and signage with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a working alarm. ADT can help secure every entry point, including the largest one, your garage.

Improve Your Physical Defenses

Ensure that all windows lock properly, and always use a deadbolt lock on the main entry. Consider reinforcing door frames, and place a metal bar in the lower track of your sliding door to prevent entry if the lock is circumvented.

Keep An Unobstructed View

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are friends to strangers who wish to remain out of view. Confirm that you can see all levels of your property by trimming greenery near windows. A neat, properly maintained landscape signals to prospective thieves that they should look elsewhere.

Why Defend Your Erie Home With ADT?

Protecting American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the top name in home security. Recognized for 24-hour service and fast response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring centers than any competitor. You’ll enjoy the peace of mind and the industry-leading equipment like Google Nest cameras. 

Improve The Security Of Your Erie Home With Secure24 Alarm Systems

Ready to bolster your home’s protection? Invest in a comprehensive ADT security system from Secure24 Alarm Systems. As your authorized ADT dealer, we offer top-of-the-line equipment from the leader in home security. See how we can upgrade your security by calling (814) 212-8989 or filling out our form today.