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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to deter crime, but you might be wondering how it’s applicable to your New Brunswick home. Explore this crime-prevention strategy and find out how the home security innovators at ADT can help you implement it. 

What Is Target Hardening?

A popular theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening simply proposes that criminal actions will decrease when chances to commit crime are minimized. In other words, if a target feels like too high of a risk, potential offenders will simply pass it by. Target hardening is about making your property less appealing to criminals by using visible, layered home security measures.

How To Make Your New Brunswick Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like other people, will choose the path of least resistance. Your challenge is to make them think twice about setting foot on your property. But what do you need to do? Abide by these guidelines:

Make Your Security Impossible To Ignore

Exterior cameras and home security signage let trespassers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is among the most reliable deterrents, as no criminal wants to be seen breaking in. ADT has cutting-edge outdoor and doorbell cameras with night vision, AI-powered smart detection, and high-def imaging.

Light Up Your Property

A properly illuminated house is much less inviting to burglars. Brighten up darker spots around your house, and implement accent lights near tree lines, hedges, and fences, and other spots where prowlers might conceal themselves. You could even have inside lights illuminate automatically if a video camera detects questionable activity near your house.

Opt For Comprehensive Protection

You need a layered plan, which means supplementing your video cameras and yard displays with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a loud alarm. ADT can help secure every entrance, including the garage.

Address Physical Security Measures

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

Keep An Unobstructed Sightline

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are friends to trespassers who wish to remain out of view. Ensure that you can see clearly to all levels of your property by cutting back greenery close to windows. A clean, cared-for landscape tells prospective thieves that they should stay away.

Why Protect Your New Brunswick Home With ADT?

Shielding American families for over 150 years, ADT is the leading name in home security. With a reputation for 24-7 service and rapid response times from experienced professionals, ADT boasts the most monitoring facilities of any provider. You’ll enjoy the peace of mind and the industry-leading equipment like Google Nest surveillance cameras. 

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