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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to prevent burglaries, but you may be wondering how to apply it to your own Monroe home. Explore this crime-reducing strategy and see how the home security innovators at ADT can help you implement it. 

What Is Target Hardening?

A popular theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening simply proposes that criminal behavior will abate when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target feels like too great of a risk, potential offenders will simply move on. Target hardening is about making your property less inviting to prowlers by using clear, layered home security tools.

Making Your Monroe Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like others, will opt for the path of least resistance. Your goal is to give them second thoughts about approaching your property. But how do you do so? Adhere to these tips:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Video cameras and security signage let would-be burglars know you are protected. Surveillance is one of the most powerful deterrents, as no criminal wants to be recorded in the act. ADT has cutting-edge exterior and doorbell cameras with high-def imaging, AI-driven detection, and night vision.

Shine A Light On The Situation

A brightly lit house is much less appealing to criminals. Lighten darker spots around your house, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fences, and other places where trespass might conceal themselves. You can even have interior lights illuminate automatically if a video camera detects unusual activity outside.

Implement Whole-Home Protection

You need a layered plan, which means reinforcing your surveillance and signage with entry-point sensors, motion detectors, and a working alarm. ADT can protect every entry point, including the garage.

Bolster Your Physical Defenses

Confirm that all window locks work, and always use a deadbolt lock on the primary entrance. Think about reinforcing door frames, and use a security bar in the bottom track of your sliding door to stop intruders if the lock is circumvented.

Maintain A Clear Sightline

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are useful cover for criminals who wish to remain concealed from view. Ensure that you can see all areas of your property by cutting back greenery next to windows. A tidy, properly maintained landscape informs prowlers that they should look elsewhere.

Why Secure Your Monroe Home With ADT?

Safeguarding American families for over 150 years, ADT is the top name in home security. With a reputation for 24-hour service and rapid response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring stations than any competitor. You’ll value the peace of mind and the state-of-the-art tools like Google Nest video cameras. 

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