Helpful tips to prevent burglaries in your home

Let's start from a premise: over 97 percent of home burglaries remain unpunished. With all their good will, we cannot ask the Carabinieri and the police, faced with these numbers certified by ISTAT, to ensure that our homes are safe. Especially when we're out and about, maybe on vacation.

Here are some simple rules to follow to avoid burglaries in your home:

• Use armored doors and certified locks (Class C or high security). Don't neglect interior doors that open to the garage or basement.
• The burglar alarm It must be connected to sirens and, if possible, to a security service.
• If you plan on being away from home for only a few days, leave a small light on: for example, you could try installing a small device with a timer, programmable to turn on and off at times you set.
• Alternatively, if you haven't already installed a video surveillance system, there are some less expensive devices on the market, similar to webcams, that you can use to remotely monitor what's happening in your home.
• In any case, before leaving, call a technician and have him check it to make sure the alarm is working perfectly.
• Evaluate the need to install railings at the windows and an armored door with a peephole and security lock.
• Before leaving, keep all documents you won't be taking with you on holiday, including originals of contracts, receipts, and so on, in a safe place, such as a safe.
• If you have the gardenDon't neglect it. Avoid growing hedges or trees near windows, as they provide excellent climbing support for burglars. At the same time, tidy up the driveway and cut the grass before leaving; a messy yard can suggest the owner has been away for a long time.
• Make an inventory of the valuables you have at home, photographing them if possible: this could be useful in the event of a theft.
• Since, generally, the first places where thieves rummage around looking for something are the wardrobes, the drawers, the back of the pictures or the area underneath the carpets, avoid hiding your valuables there.
• Collaborate with your neighborsLeave them your phone number so they can immediately notify you of any problems. Likewise, keep the phone numbers of the police and Carabinieri stations closest to your home with you.
• Evaluate, together with your neighbors, the need for lighting on the exterior of the building, the stairwells, and the building in general: darkness works against you.
• If the meter or the switch of theelectric energy It is located outside the house. Protect it with a locked metal box to prevent anyone from turning off the power.
• Be careful with your mailbox: if you're away from home for a long time, ask someone to collect your mail for you. There's nothing like a lot of correspondence in one place. cassette delle lettere stimulates the attention of house mice.
• Don't entrust your care to anyone House keys unless you trust someone very much, and if you happen to lose them, it's a good idea to replace the apartment lock immediately.
• Don't leave keys hidden outside (flower pots, rugs, etc.).
• Do you use Facebook or Twitter? Don't share every moment of your vacation on social media from the moment you leave: thieves also use these tools to better understand their targets.
• On the outside intercom, only display the last name: the names indicate the number of people living in the house, and this is a useful indicator for burglars. In any case, don't open the front door or door to strangers through the intercom; don't be fooled on the street by people who, under any pretext, want to know sensitive information about your home.
• Don't put precious and valuable items in obvious places (for example, hidden inside a closet). And if possible, change them every now and then.
• If you live in a remote area, adopt a dog: it's always a problem for thieves.
• If, unfortunately, you find yourself in front of a burglarized apartment, do not touch anything but immediately call the police to file a report.