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You’ve seen target hardening brought up as a way to stop break-ins, but you may be curious how to apply it to your own Lubbock home. Explore this crime-reducing strategy and see how the leaders in home security at ADT can help you put it in place. 

What Exactly Is Target Hardening?

A well-known theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening simply proposes that criminal behavior will decrease when opportunities to commit crime are limited. In other words, if a target seems like too much effort or risk, potential offenders will just pass it by. Target hardening involves making your property less appealing to criminals through the use of visible, layered home security implements.

Ways To Make Your Lubbock Home Less Of A Target

Would-be-offenders, like others, will choose the path of least resistance. Your goal is to make them think twice about setting foot on your property. But how do you do so? Abide by these suggestions:

Make Your Security Impossible To Ignore

Home security signage and video cameras let prowlers know you have protection. Surveillance is among the most reliable deterrents, as no intruder wants to be seen breaking in. ADT has state-of-the-art exterior and doorbell cameras with night vision, high-def imaging, and smart detection.

Light Up Your Property

A well-lit house is much less inviting to potential thieves. Brighten up dark corners along your home’s perimeter, and implement accent lights near your fence, tree lines, hedges, and other places where trespass might hide. You could even have interior lights turn on automatically if a surveillance device discovers suspicious activity outdoors.

Get Whole-Home Protection

You need a comprehensive plan, which means supplementing your cameras and yard signs with window and door sensors, motion sensors, and a functioning alarm. ADT can protect every entrance, including the garage.

Improve Your Physical Defenses

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

Maintain A Clear View

Hedges, large bushes, and trees are preferred by strangers who want to stay out of view. Confirm that you can easily see all levels of your property by pruning greenery close to windows. A neat, cared-for landscape informs potential thieves that they are better off moving on.

Why Defend Your Lubbock Home With ADT?

Protecting American families for over a century and a half, ADT is the leading name in home security. Known for round-the-clock service and rapid response times from experienced professionals, ADT has the most monitoring stations of any provider. You’ll value the reassurance and the state-of-the-art equipment like Google Nest cameras. 

Better Protect Your Lubbock Home With Secure24 Alarm Systems

Ready to make your home less of a target? Choose a whole-home ADT security system from Secure24 Alarm Systems. As your local, authorized ADT dealer, we supply and install top-notch equipment from the leading name in home security. See how we can upgrade your security by dialing (806) 302-1344 or filling out our form today.