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You’ve seen target hardening mentioned as a way to deter crime, but you might be curious how to apply it to your Peoria home. Explore this crime-prevention strategy and discover how the home security innovators at ADT can help you put it in place. 

Understanding Target Hardening

An established theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening simply states that criminal behavior will decrease when opportunities to commit crime are reduced. In other words, if a target feels like too high of a risk, potential offenders will simply move on. Target hardening is about making your home less appealing to criminals by utilizing easy-to-see security devices in a layered strategy.

How To Make Your Peoria Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like others, will follow the path of least resistance. Your job is to give them pause about coming near your property. But how do you achieve this? Abide by these suggestions:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Home security signs and video cameras let prowlers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is one of the most effective deterrents, as no criminal wants to be caught in the act. ADT has advanced outdoor and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-powered smart detection, and HD imaging.

Don’t Leave Any Dark Corners

A properly illuminated house is much less inviting to criminals. Brighten up darker spots around your house, and implement accent lights near fences, tree lines, hedges, and other areas where trespass might hide. You might even have interior lights illuminate automatically if a video camera finds questionable activity near your house.

Opt For A Comprehensive Defense

You need a comprehensive strategy, which means supplementing your cameras and yard displays with entry-point sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can protect every entry point, including the largest one, your garage.

Don’t Forget About The Basics

Ensure that all windows lock properly, and always use a deadbolt latch on the primary entrance. Think about reinforcing the door frames, and use a metal bar in the bottom track of your sliding door to block entry if the lock is circumvented.

Maintain An Unobstructed View

Hedges, large bushes, and trees are friends to criminals who want to stay out of view. Confirm that you can see all parts of your property by trimming greenery near windows. A tidy, well-maintained landscape tells potential thieves that they should stay away.

Why Secure Your Peoria Home With ADT?

Protecting American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the leading name in home security. With a reputation for round-the-clock service and rapid response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring centers than any competitor. You’ll enjoy the reassurance and the state-of-the-art components like Google Nest surveillance cameras. 

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