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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to deter crime, but you may be wondering how to apply it to your Topeka home. Read more about this crime-reducing strategy and discover how the home security leaders at ADT can help you improve your defense. 

Understanding Target Hardening

An established theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening makes the case that criminal activity will decline when opportunities for crime are limited. In other words, if a target feels like too high of a risk, prospective burglars will simply look elsewhere. Target hardening is about making your property less appealing to burglars by using observable security components in a layered strategy.

Making Your Topeka Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like others, will choose the road of least resistance. Your job is to give them pause about approaching your property. But how do you accomplish this? Abide by these tips:

Make Your Security Hard To Miss

Video cameras and security signage let would-be burglars know you have protection in place. Surveillance is among the most powerful deterrents, as no criminal wants to be seen breaking in. ADT has advanced outdoor and doorbell cameras with high-def imaging, AI-powered detection, and night vision.

Light Up Your Property

A well-lit house is much less inviting to criminals. Lighten darker spots along your home’s perimeter, and implement accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fences, and other spots where trespass might hide. You can even have inside lights switch on automatically if a camera finds suspicious activity outside.

Get Comprehensive Protection

You need a layered strategy, which means reinforcing your cameras and yard displays with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can defend every access point, including the largest one, your garage.

Don’t Overlook The Basics

Ensure that all window locks work, and always use a deadbolt on the primary entrance. Think about reinforcing door frames, and insert a metal bar in the floor track of your sliding door to prevent entry if the lock is compromised.

Keep A Clear View

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are friends to strangers who wish to remain hidden from view. Confirm that you can easily see all areas of your property by cutting back greenery next to windows. A neat, well-maintained landscape informs prospective thieves that they are better off moving on.

Why Defend Your Topeka Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the most trusted name in home security. Recognized for round-the-clock service and rapid response times from trained professionals, ADT boasts the most monitoring centers of any security provider. You’ll appreciate the peace of mind and the industry-leading equipment like Google Nest video cameras. 

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