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You’ve seen target hardening brought up as a way to prevent break-ins, but you might be wondering how it applies to your Brooklyn home. Read more about this crime-reducing strategy and see how the home security innovators at ADT can help you put it in place. 

Understanding Target Hardening

A well-known theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening makes the case that criminal behavior will decline when opportunities for crime are minimized. In other words, if a target seems like too much work or risk, potential thieves will simply move on. Target hardening is about making your residence less appealing to criminals through the use of easy-to-see security devices in a layered strategy.

How To Make Your Brooklyn Home Less Of A Target

Would-be-offenders, like many people, will follow the road of least resistance. Your challenge is to give them second thoughts about setting foot on your property. But what should you do? Abide by these guidelines:

Make Your Security Impossible To Ignore

Home security yard signs and outdoor cameras let prowlers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is one of the most reliable deterrents, as no thief wants to be recorded in the act. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-driven smart detection, and high-def imaging.

Light Up Your Property

A properly illuminated house is much less appealing to criminals. Brighten up darker spots along your home’s perimeter, and install accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fencing, and other spots where trespass might lurk. You can even have interior lights turn on automatically if a surveillance device discovers questionable activity outdoors.

Get Comprehensive Protection

You need a multi-layered plan, which means reinforcing your surveillance and yard signs with entry-point sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can help secure every entrance, including the largest one, your garage.

Improve Your Physical Defenses

Confirm that all windows lock properly, and always use a deadbolt lock on the front door. Look into reinforcing door frames, and use a metal bar in the floor track of your sliding door to stop intruders if the lock is bypassed.

Keep A Clear View

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are preferred by criminals who wish to remain hidden from view. Ensure that you can easily see all levels of your property by pruning greenery close to windows. A clean, properly maintained landscape signals to prowlers that they should stay away.

Why Defend Your Brooklyn Home With ADT?

Protecting American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the most trusted name in home security. Known for 24-hour service and fast response times from dedicated professionals, ADT has more monitoring centers than any competitor. You’ll enjoy the peace of mind and the state-of-the-art components like Google Nest surveillance cameras. 

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