Evaluating your home's vulnerability to a break in is the first step in determining your security needs—but GE Security Pros also consider your personal lifestyle in order to get the big security picture.
Are you often home alone? Do you travel and leave family members home alone for long periods of time? Are children ever home alone after school? Take the following survey to determine your real security needs.
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In or around your home, you have—
| high shrubs or bushes that obscure windows and may hide intruders as they break in | |
| windows left open at night or during your absence | |
| lights left on all day and night when you're away | |
| torn or missing storm windows or screens | |
| garages and outbuildings left unlocked even for short periods | |
| no residence number visible at night from the street | |
| bicycles, mowers and ladders left out overnight | |
| no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in your home | |
| no family escape plan in case of fire | |
| valuables, fire arms and important papers kept in the home | |
| no fire extinguishers available | |
| non-fire-proof safe | |
| house keys and car keys on the same key ring | |
| no neighborhood watch group |
Doors
You have—
| no peepholes in your entrance doors | |
| hollow-core entrance doors | |
| no deadbolts on entrance doors | |
| less than 1" depth on deadbolts | |
| no reinforced jamb | |
| locks that haven't been rekeyed since you moved in | |
| locks within 40 inches of door glass that can be opened from inside |
Windows
You have—
| no locks on windows | |
| windows left open and unsecured for ventilation | |
| no locks on basement windows | |
| curtains, drapes or blinds that don't fully cover windows |
Garage
You have—
| doors that don't lock | |
| garage lights that cant' be turned on from inside the house |
During vacations
You—
| don't stop deliveries | |
| don't notify neighbors | |
| don't set light timers | |
| don't have lawn mowed or sidewalks shoveled | |
| don't arrange for hand bills to be picked up |
Additional burglar magnets
You—
| keep most of your cash in the house | |
| display valuables to strangers | |
| talk about your vacation plans in public places (hair dressers, stores, car rental agency) |
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