Home Security Audit Guide

Take the Home Security Challenge!

Is Your Home Likely To Attract A Burglar?

Answer these 10 simple questions to see if your home is vulnerable.

Is your home a target?

1. Are there clear views of all windows and doors (i.e. not obscured by high fences, bushes etc.?)
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

2. Do you make sure newspapers and flyers are collected, the driveway is shovelled and the grass is cut when you are away?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

3. Do you leave lights on timers, both inside and outside the home when you are away?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

Nuts and Bolts of Home Security

4. Do all of your doors have a deadbolt lock?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

5. Do the strike plates (the piece of metal on the door frame that accepts the deadbolt) on your exterior door locks have four screws securing them to the frame?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

6. Do all the windows with a single locking device have a second security feature?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

Protect you valuables

7. Do you store your valuables in a safety deposit box or an isolated area of your home?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

8. Are your valuable marked with your personal identification number?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

9. Do you store your car keys in a location that is out of sight within your house?
   ❒ Yes ❒ No

Know your neighbours

10. Do you know your neighbours across the street and on all three sides of you?
    ❒ Yes ❒ No