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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to deter burglaries, but you might be thinking about how to apply it to your own Stockton home. Explore this crime-reducing strategy and find out how the home security leaders at ADT can help you put it in place. 

What Exactly Is Target Hardening?

A popular theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening simply proposes that criminal activity will decline when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target seems like too much effort or risk, potential offenders will just pass it by. Target hardening is about making your residence less inviting to prowlers by utilizing easy-to-see security tools in a layered approach.

Making Your Stockton Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like many people, will follow the path with the lowest risk. Your job is to give them pause about coming near your property. But what might you do? Adhere to these guidelines:

Visible Deterrents Are The First Layer Of Protection

Home security signs and exterior cameras let trespassers know you are protected. Surveillance is among the most reliable deterrents, as no criminal wants to be caught in the act. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-powered smart detection, and high-def imaging.

Don’t Leave Any Dark Corners

A properly illuminated house is much less inviting to criminals. Illuminate darker spots around your house, and implement accent lights near tree lines, fences, hedges, and other places where prowlers might conceal themselves. You could even have indoor lights illuminate automatically if a video camera detects suspicious activity outdoors.

Get A Comprehensive Defense

You need a layered plan, which means reinforcing your cameras and signage with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a functioning alarm. ADT can protect every entry point, including the largest one, your garage.

Don’t Ignore The Basics

Check that all windows secure properly, and always use a deadbolt on your primary entrance. Look into reinforcing the door frames, and use a metal bar in the lower track of your sliding door to prevent entry if the lock is compromised.

Keep A Clear Sightline

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are useful cover for criminals who want to stay out of view. Confirm that you can see all parts of your property by trimming greenery next to windows. A clean, properly maintained landscape signals to prospective thieves that they should look elsewhere.

Why Protect Your Stockton Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the most trusted name in home security. With a reputation for 24-hour service and quick response times from trained professionals, ADT boasts the most monitoring centers of any provider. You’ll value the reassurance and the modern components like Google Nest video cameras. 

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Ready to bolster your home’s protection? Choose a whole-home ADT security system from Secure24 Alarm Systems. As your authorized ADT dealer, we supply and install modern equipment from the leader in home security. Discover how we can upgrade your security by placing a call to (209) 226-4846 or filling out our form today.