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				House crime prevention tips 
			
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					Clearly display your house number for emergency personnel to 
					locate your home quickly. 
				 
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					Keep emergency numbers accessible.  
				 
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					Lock all windows when leaving and at night. 
                 
				 
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					Install motion sensors or photoelectric lights outside. 
				 
				 
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					Install a monitored security alarm system.  
				 
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					Trim plants and tree limbs close to your house. 
                 
				 
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					Plant prickly shrubs under windows.  
				 
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					Do not leave keys outdoors (or hide under doormat). 
                 
				 
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					If keys are lost, change all locks.  
				 
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					Do not advertise a garage sale as a "moving sale".  
				 
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					Repair window glass and door or window locks.
                 
				 
			 
			
				Personal Safety Tips 
			
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					Do not let strangers in to use the 
					bathroom or phone.  
				 
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					Stamp "Do Not Duplicate" on your keys.
					 
				 
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					Keep house keys on a separate key ring.
					 
				 
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					Lend keys only to trusted people. 
				 
				
  
				 
			 
			
				External Lighting Tips 
			
			The form of lighting currently found 
			many domestic locations is a 250 or 500 watt tungsten halogen 
			floodlight controlled by a movement sensor (passive infra-red, PIR). 
			This is unfortunate, as in many locations it is inappropriately 
			installed and other forms of lighting could make for a better 
			choice. 
			 
			
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