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What is the biggest deterrent to burglars?

With that in mind, let's take a look at the top ten burglar deterrents to use in 2021: Home Security Cameras. ... Outdoor Lighting. ... Smart Video Doorbell Cameras. ... Dogs. ... Security Gates. ... Keeping Open Spaces Around Your Home. ... An Alarm System. ... Get Friendly With Your Neighbors. More items...

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3. Smart Video Doorbell Cameras

It might surprise you to find out that many burglars will try to get into a property via the front door. This is because approaching a front door looks a lot less suspect than creeping around the side of a building. You can help protect your home against this using the latest video surveillance, smart home technology. Doorbells cameras allow you to monitor who approaches your front door from your smartphone. Some apps will even alert you when someone is approaching your door with motion detection and facial recognition. That way you can watch the wide field of view to see what they are doing. If a burglar does try to break in through your front door, you can record this or even (depending on your app) speak to them through the doorbell. Or you can simply call the cops and let them deal with your intruder!

4. Dogs

From the latest tech to an old-school classic, you might be wondering do dogs deter burglars? The answer is, yes they can! Breaking into a home with a dog in it massively increases the risk of being caught in the act and this can be enough to put some burglars off. Larger dogs are, of course, more threatening than small lap dogs. Putting up signs saying 'Beware of the Dog' when you don't have a dog can be enough to put off burglars although this will generally only put off opportunist burglars. If a burglar is watching your home they will quickly find out whether or not you have a dog. Lying about having a dog can undermine your other security arrangements. However, mustn't just rely on a dog as your line of defense against a burglar. They might put some people off, but a desperate burglar will be more deterred by practical security arrangements.

5. Security Gates

Installing security doors and gates won't work for every property but it can make your home harder to access. Climbing over security gates is not a very subtle way for someone to approach your home. This puts burglars at risk of being spotted from the street. On top of this, it makes it difficult for burglars to see into your home. This means that it is more challenging to plan a burglary or see how to target your home. This makes robbing your home more of a risk for any burglar. Often putting an obstacle like this in place is enough of a burglar deterrent to keep would-be intruders from trying to rob your home.

6. Keeping Open Spaces Around Your Home

The more covered areas you have around your home, the more protection you give to burglars approaching your house. This is why it is extremely important to keep the area around your house as clear as possible. The fewer places burglars have to hide, the greater the challenge you create for them.

Some good ways to clear space around your home include:

Cutting back bushes and hedges near windows and doors

Not having high fences up around the front of your home

Keeping your driveway clear of cars

If you have any work done on your home involving scaffolding, it is important to keep this in clear view at all times. Scaffolding that is covered gives burglars the perfect way to climb up to your windows unseen.

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