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You’ve seen target hardening mentioned as a way to prevent crime, but you may be thinking about how it applies to your Greenville home. Learn more about this crime-reduction strategy and see how the leaders in home security at ADT can help you implement it. 

What Exactly Is Target Hardening?

A well-known theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening simply states that criminal behavior will abate when opportunities for crime are reduced. In other words, if a target feels like too much risk or effort, potential thieves will simply move on. Target hardening involves making your home less inviting to criminals by using clear, layered home security tools.

Making Your Greenville Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like other people, will opt for the path with the lowest risk. Your job is to give them second thoughts about setting foot on your property. But what might you do? Abide by these tips:

Make Your Security Impossible To Miss

Home security yard signs and exterior cameras let trespassers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is among the most reliable deterrents, as no intruder wants to be caught in the act. ADT has state-of-the-art exterior and doorbell cameras with HD imaging, AI-powered detection, and night vision.

Shine A Light On The Situation

A brightly lit house is much less inviting to criminals. Brighten up dark areas along your home’s perimeter, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fencing, and other spots where trespass might conceal themselves. You can even have interior lights illuminate automatically if a surveillance device discovers suspicious activity outside.

Get A Comprehensive Defense

You need a multi-layered strategy, which means supplementing your cameras and signage with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can defend every entrance, including the largest one, your garage.

Strengthen Your Physical Defenses

Confirm that all windows lock properly, and always use a deadbolt latch on the front door. Look into reinforcing door frames, and place a security bar in the lower track of your sliding door to block entry if the lock is circumvented.

Maintain An Unobstructed View From Windows

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are friends to criminals who want to stay out of view. Ensure that you can see clearly to all areas of your property by cutting back greenery next to windows. A neat, properly maintained landscape tells prowlers that they should look elsewhere.

Why Protect Your Greenville Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for more than 150 years, ADT is the leading name in home security. Recognized for 24-7 service and rapid response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring centers than any competitor. You’ll appreciate the reassurance and the industry-leading components like Google Nest video cameras. 

Secure Your Greenville Home With Secure24 Alarm Systems

Ready to strengthen your home’s defense? Invest in a whole-home ADT security system from Secure24 Alarm Systems. As your local, authorized ADT dealer, we offer top-of-the-line equipment from the leading name in home security. Learn how we can boost your security by placing a call to (252) 221-5660 or submitting our form today.