A 30+ YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DISCUSSES EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF BURGLARY AND THEFT.
Exterior Lighting for Extra Home Security A 30+ year law enforcement officers discusses exterior lighting to reduce likelihood of burglary and theft. This posting is a bit out of the norm for this website, but I thought it timely, especially at the holiday season to talk a bit about making your home a harder target. I just installed 4 new motion security lights at my home. I should have done so years ago, but living in a less crime ridden area, I did not see a need to enhance the existing exterior lighting. However, being in law enforcement, I keep up with the crimes occurring around my home, and seeing an increase in residential burglary, as well as a multi-fold increase in automobile burglaries, I decided to make my home a harder target. If your law enforcement agency uses one of the free crime mapping websites you absolutely should keep up with the activities occurring around your neighborhood . A couple you can check are www.crimereports.com and www.raidsonline.com t...