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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to stop burglaries, but you might be thinking about how to apply it to your own Modesto home. Read more about this crime-prevention approach and see how the leaders in home security at ADT can help you implement it. 

Understanding Target Hardening

A popular theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening makes the case that criminal activity will decrease when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target appears to be too great of a risk, prospective burglars will simply look elsewhere. Target hardening involves making your property less attractive to burglars by utilizing observable, layered home security implements.

Ways To Make Your Modesto Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like others, will choose the path that looks the easiest. Your job is to give them pause about setting foot on your property. But what do you need to do? Follow these guidelines:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Exterior cameras and security signage let would-be burglars know you have protection in place. Surveillance is one of the most reliable deterrents, as no criminal wants to be caught in the act. ADT has cutting-edge outdoor and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-driven smart detection, and high-def imaging.

Light Up Your Property

A brightly lit house is much less inviting to potential thieves. Brighten up dark corners along your home’s perimeter, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fencing, and other areas where intruders might conceal themselves. You might even have inside lights switch on automatically if a video camera finds questionable activity near your house.

Implement Whole-Home Protection

You need a multi-layered plan, which means supplementing your surveillance and signage with window and door sensors, motion sensors, and a functioning alarm. ADT can defend every access point, including the garage.

Improve Your Physical Defenses

Check that all windows secure properly, and always use a deadbolt latch on your primary entrance. Consider reinforcing door frames, and use a metal bar in the lower track of your sliding door to block entry if the lock is compromised.

Maintain An Unobstructed View

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are preferred by strangers who wish to remain out of view. Ensure that you can see all levels of your property by cutting back greenery next to windows. A neat, cared-for landscape informs prospective thieves that they should look elsewhere.

Why Protect Your Modesto Home With ADT?

Safeguarding American families for over 150 years, ADT is the leading name in home security. Recognized for round-the-clock service and fast response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring stations than any competitor. You’ll appreciate the reassurance and the industry-leading equipment like Google Nest video cameras. 

Secure Your Modesto Home With Secure24 Alarm Systems

Ready to make your home less of a target? Upgrade to a whole-home ADT security system from Secure24 Alarm Systems. As your trusted ADT dealer, we supply and install top-notch equipment from the leader in home security. See how we can bolster your security by calling (209) 226-4324 or filling out our form today.