As you are already bugged up with the economy of the country getting worse; there has been an increase in crime due to this economic situations so now you have to find out ways to guard your home from these criminals. while the financial system is down, there's always a spurt in rate of crime. Houses in areas with many houses facing foreclosure are most vulnerable to this crime wave. consequently, how do we safeguard our homes from this risk? The following are methods to safeguard your property; you'll be surprised to find some new tips here. Just put into operation these tips to formulate your home into one of the most confined properties in the neighbourhood.

Mailbox: There should be no name specified on the mailbox. It wouldn't take long for a robber to dial 411 to get your number and then call your home to check if you're around. It's so easy to check if a house is occupied or empty. By taking a little precaution, we can avoid this from happening to us.

Telephone: Burglars may find out the status of occupancy of your house from the ringer of your telephone, hence it should be toned down.

Outdoor lighting: Installing motion triggered illumination is a big technique to scare off robbers because they can work only in the dark. A bright illumination that highlights their presence can discourage them more. Purchase outdoor motion lighting with inbuilt fine-tuning provision to increase or reduce the sensitivity. In any case, when a stray cat triggers off our outdoor lights, we don't want to jump up, do we?

Glass doors - its least desirable to have glass doors in your house It would be very simple to open the door by breaking the glass. This is a piece of cake to even an amateur thief. Laminate the decorative glass doors if you want to have them around your house. You could do this using 3M's 28 ply Ultra safety and security clear film.

Tools: A ladder and a tool kit can prove to be very useful for you but you must keep them locked so that they don't fall in the hands of a robber.

Shrubbery: Cut your bushes short. Dense shrubs and thick trees make very good hideouts for thieves.

Trash: awful, but true! Some robbers get a hint of what type of valuables you may have in your home by simply sorting through your trash. The base of the trash can should contain all the boxes which are shredded before going into the can. When you leave high priced boxes open to public sight at the top of your rubbish cans, it's like inviting robbers to raid your property.

Lighting: Time your lighting system. This is to make your house seem occupied even when it's not. And the best part is that it is quite cheap.

Door locks: Ideal door locks should have a dead lock with a strike plate fastened by screws that are a minimum of 3 inches in length. This is standard and anything less would not meet safety requirements.

Windows and tracks: pay money for metal piping from your locality hardware shop to be fixed in the pathway of your windows. Buy a piping that is 1/4' inches less than the original length of your window. Cutting the length by a quarter of an inch will make sure a high quality fit and save you a trip back. The fitting has to be perfect to make it hard to remove. Any pitiable thief who tries to enter in through the window will find it not possible to open it.