Burglary Burglary PreventionPrevention

Clay County Sheriff’s OfficeClay County Sheriff’s Office

Crime Prevention UnitCrime Prevention Unit

What does the criminal What does the criminal need to make his crime need to make his crime

successful?successful? DesireDesire AbilityAbility OpportunityOpportunity

Crime Prevention focus Crime Prevention focus is on removing the is on removing the opportunity for the opportunity for the

criminals to be criminals to be successful by educating successful by educating the public on practicing the public on practicing

crime prevention.crime prevention.

Residential SafetyResidential Safety

DoorsDoors WindowsWindows Sliding doorsSliding doors Garage doorsGarage doors Alarms SystemsAlarms Systems Security LightingSecurity Lighting Home Security Home Security

SurveysSurveys

Operation Operation IdentificationIdentification

Neighborhood Neighborhood Watch ProgramWatch Program

Crime Prevention Crime Prevention Through Through Environmental Environmental DesignDesign

Residential burglary Residential burglary summary by entry summary by entry

methodmethod

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

1998 1999 2000

Forced Front Door

Forced Rear Door

Forced Window

Unlocked FrontDoorGarage Door

DoorsDoors

Every external door Every external door should have a should have a deadbolt lock .deadbolt lock .

Exterior doors Exterior doors should be metal or should be metal or solid hardwood.solid hardwood.

PeepholesPeepholes Install peepholes if Install peepholes if

you don’t have a you don’t have a window to look window to look outside.outside.

DoorsDoors Strike PlatesStrike Plates

High Security Strike High Security Strike PlatesPlates

Use at least 3” long Use at least 3” long screws when installingscrews when installing

KeysKeys Before you move in re-Before you move in re-

key your home.key your home. NEVER leave a spare NEVER leave a spare

key hidden outsidekey hidden outside

WindowsWindows

Double Hung Double Hung WindowsWindows

Horizontal Sliding Horizontal Sliding Glass WindowsGlass Windows

Casement, Hopper Casement, Hopper or Awning or Awning WindowsWindows

Sliding Glass DoorsSliding Glass Doors

Secure doors so they cannot be lifted Secure doors so they cannot be lifted out of the track from the outside.out of the track from the outside. Install pan head screws in the upper Install pan head screws in the upper

track, adjust to allow free back and forth track, adjust to allow free back and forth movement but minimum up and down.movement but minimum up and down.

Secure doors with commercially Secure doors with commercially available locks or use a broomstick or available locks or use a broomstick or wooden dowel in the lower track.wooden dowel in the lower track.

Garage DoorsGarage Doors

Remove the emergency pull cord.Remove the emergency pull cord. Securely mount the garage door Securely mount the garage door

track to your house.track to your house. Install a padlock in the track when Install a padlock in the track when

your going to be gone for extended your going to be gone for extended lengths of time.lengths of time.

Never leave your garage door Never leave your garage door remote in plain view.remote in plain view.

Security LightingSecurity Lighting

Criminals use the Criminals use the darkness to darkness to conceal their conceal their crimes. Adequate crimes. Adequate lighting not only lighting not only provides safety for provides safety for your family, but your family, but also discourages also discourages crime.crime.

Security LightingSecurity Lighting

Front Porch LightsFront Porch Lights Leave them on from Leave them on from

dusk to dawndusk to dawn Motion LightsMotion Lights TimersTimers

You should have at You should have at least one light on a least one light on a timer to give the timer to give the impression impression someone is homesomeone is home

KCPD Crime PreventionKCPD Crime Prevention

To get more information for Crime To get more information for Crime Prevention go to Prevention go to www.kcmo.org › KCPD Home › Crime..

Operation IdentificationOperation Identification

A program that is a A program that is a deterrent to the deterrent to the theft of property.theft of property.

Increases the Increases the possibility of possibility of recovering stolen recovering stolen propertyproperty

Operation IdentificationOperation Identification

Identify valuables by permanently Identify valuables by permanently marking them with your drivers marking them with your drivers license number. DO NOT USE license number. DO NOT USE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

Record the serial numbers off of Record the serial numbers off of items and keep the information items and keep the information available.available.

Photograph any valuables or Photograph any valuables or antiques.antiques.

Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Neighborhood WatchWatch is a is a program based on program based on neighbors caring neighbors caring about neighbors.about neighbors.

Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch

Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch is a program is a program of residents working with the St. of residents working with the St. Petersburg Police department for a Petersburg Police department for a safer community. It’s not just a safer community. It’s not just a program to report suspicious program to report suspicious activities and crimes, but to activities and crimes, but to resolve safety problems within the within the neighborhood.neighborhood.

Finally Finally

The key to your security is The key to your security is summed up in one wordsummed up in one word

VigilanceVigilance

Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?