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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to prevent break-ins, but you might be thinking about how it applies to your Alpharetta home. Explore this crime-reduction method and discover how the home security leaders at ADT can help you improve your defense. 

What Is Target Hardening?

A well-known theory in criminology dating back to the 1970s, target hardening makes the case that criminal actions will decrease when chances to commit crime are minimized. In other words, if a target appears to be too high of a risk, potential thieves will simply look elsewhere. Target hardening is about making your property less attractive to burglars through the use of visible security devices in a layered approach.

Ways To Make Your Alpharetta Home Less Of A Target

Criminals, like other people, will choose the road with the lowest risk. Your challenge is to give them second thoughts about coming near your property. But what might you do? Follow these guidelines:

Visible Deterrents Are The Initial Layer Of Defense

Home security signs and video cameras let prowlers know you have protection. Surveillance is one of the most reliable deterrents, as no thief wants to be seen breaking in. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with HD imaging, smart detection, and night vision.

Light Up Your Property

A well-lit house is much less inviting to criminals. Brighten up dark areas around your home, and add accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fences, and other spots where intruders might lurk. You could even have indoor lights illuminate automatically if a video camera finds questionable activity near your house.

Implement Comprehensive Protection

You need a layered approach, which means supplementing your cameras and signage with entry-point sensors, motion sensors, and a loud alarm. ADT can help secure every entrance, including your garage.

Address Physical Security Measures

Confirm that all windows secure properly, and always use a deadbolt lock on the primary entrance. Consider reinforcing the door frames, and insert a metal bar in the bottom track of your sliding door to stop intruders if the lock is circumvented.

Keep An Unobstructed Sightline

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are friends to strangers who want to stay concealed from view. Make sure you can easily see all areas of your property by cutting back greenery close to windows. A tidy, properly maintained landscape signals to prospective thieves that they should look elsewhere.

Why Defend Your Alpharetta Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for more than 150 years, ADT is the top name in home security. Known for 24-7 service and quick response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring stations than any competitor. You’ll enjoy the peace of mind and the state-of-the-art equipment like Google Nest surveillance cameras. 

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