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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to stop break-ins, but you might be wondering how to apply it to your own home. Learn more about this crime-reduction strategy and find out how the home security innovators at ADT can help you implement it. 

What Is Target Hardening?

A well-known theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening simply states that criminal behavior will abate when opportunities for crime are reduced. In other words, if a target appears to be too great of a risk, prospective burglars will just move on. Target hardening involves making your home less inviting to criminals by using visible, layered home security implements.

How To Make Your Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like other people, will opt for the path that looks the easiest. Your job is to make them think twice about approaching your property. But what do you need to do? Adhere to these suggestions:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Exterior cameras and security signage let would-be burglars know you have protection in place. Surveillance is one of the most reliable deterrents, as no criminal wants to be caught in the act. ADT has state-of-the-art exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-powered smart detection, and high-def imaging.

Light Up Your Property

A well-lit house is much less attractive to burglars. Lighten dark corners around your house, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fencing, and other places where intruders might conceal themselves. You could even have interior lights illuminate automatically if a video camera finds unusual activity outside.

Implement A Comprehensive Defense

You need a comprehensive approach, which means reinforcing your video cameras and yard displays with entry-point sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can defend every entrance, including the largest one, your garage.

Don’t Ignore The Basics

Confirm that all window locks work, and always use a deadbolt lock on your primary entrance. Consider reinforcing door frames, and use a metal bar in the lower track of your sliding door to prevent entry if the lock is circumvented.

Keep An Unobstructed Sightline

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are useful cover for trespassers who wish to stay concealed from view. Confirm that you can easily see all areas of your property by cutting back greenery close to windows. A neat, cared-for landscape signals to prowlers that they should stay away.

Why Protect Your Home With ADT?

Safeguarding American families for more than 150 years, ADT is the top name in home security. Recognized for 24-hour service and rapid response times from dedicated professionals, ADT has the most monitoring centers of any security provider. You’ll enjoy the reassurance and the industry-leading tools like Google Nest video cameras. 

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