subject: Taking the High Road in Arizona and Nevada Home Security [print this page] Taking the High Road in Arizona and Nevada Home Security
There are many different approaches you can take to home security in Nevada and Arizona, but going down the high road should be on the agenda for most families. Creating a safe atmosphere for your family while limiting the options criminals have is an effective plan. Instead of going heavy on weapons and other devices that give the illusion of safety, low-impact deterrents are the smart choice. Here is how to take the high road in your home security plan.
1. Send your message with signs. Posting signs has in the past been a way for someone without an alarm to cheat in the home security department. After numerous burglars were foiled by alarms that backed up the signs, word got out that trying homes with signs is generally a bad idea. If you have gone through the trouble of installing an alarm system and having a monitoring service watch over it, put up signs to tell prowlers about it. Instead of making the same mistake as many of their peers, they will move on.
2. Keep flood lights off until they are necessary. Driving past some houses at night can give you the impression that a baseball team is about to take the field on a neighbor's lawn. Are lights of this magnitude really necessary? More often than not, they create a spectacle without reason and annoy neighbors at the same time. If you are taking this road, have your lights activate only via motion sensor. If nothing is happening in the yard, no one will know the difference and see undisturbed darkness.
3. Put away the firearms. Having guns around the house can seem like a good idea when you are trying to increase home security, but if you look at the statistics, there are few times when these firearms are actually used against intruders. In fact, they are causing all kinds of accidents which often end up with horrible results. Do your family a favor and take the high road when it comes to forearms: let your other security measures do the job.
4. Get a town watch program going. Reducing the possibility of property burglaries in the area is often the result of increasing the level of vigilance among citizens. When you start a town watch program in your part of Arizona or Nevada, home security immediately gets a boost. Neighbors learn how to help each other with the help of local law enforcement and everyone ends up winning.
5. Team up with neighbors on your block. While neighborhood watch programs keep the entire area covered, the neighbors on your specific block will typically be your greatest asset in a security plan. Issues like false alarms can often be taken care of quickly, without a lot of fuss from the police, when you have a neighbor backing you up. Trade keys and alarm codes only when you have established trust, but afterwards let these people help you when there is no one else to offer a hand.
