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You’ve heard target hardening mentioned as a way to prevent burglaries, but you may be wondering how to apply it to your own Duluth home. Learn more about this crime-prevention strategy and find out how the home security innovators at ADT can help you put it in place. 

What Exactly Is Target Hardening?

A popular theory in criminology rooted in the 1970s, target hardening simply states that criminal behavior will abate when opportunities for crime are minimized. In other words, if a target seems like too great of a risk, prospective burglars will simply move on. Target hardening is about making your home less appealing to prowlers by using observable, layered home security implements.

Making Your Duluth Home Less Of A Target

Criminals, like other people, will choose the road that looks the easiest. Your job is to give them pause about coming near your property. But how do you accomplish this? Abide by these tips:

Make Your Security Impossible To Ignore

Home security signs and outdoor cameras let would-be burglars know you are protected. Surveillance is among the most effective deterrents, as no thief wants to be caught in the act. ADT has cutting-edge outdoor and doorbell cameras with night vision, HD imaging, and AI-driven smart detection.

Don’t Leave Any Dark Corners

A properly illuminated house is much less inviting to potential thieves. Brighten up dark corners along your home’s perimeter, and add accent lights near your fence, tree lines, hedges, and other places where intruders might conceal themselves. You can even have interior lights switch on automatically if a video camera discovers questionable activity near your house.

Opt For A Comprehensive Defense

You need a multi-layered approach, which means backing up your video cameras and signage with entry-point sensors, motion sensors, and a working alarm. ADT can help secure every entry point, including your garage.

Address Physical Security Measures

Ensure that all window locks work, and always use a deadbolt lock on the main entry. Consider reinforcing door frames, and insert a metal bar in the floor track of your sliding door to prevent entry if the lock is compromised.

Keep A Clear View

Overgrown bushes, trees, and hedges are friends to strangers who wish to remain hidden from view. Confirm that you can see all levels of your property by cutting back greenery close to windows. A neat, cared-for landscape informs potential thieves that they should stay away.

Why Defend Your Duluth Home With ADT?

Protecting American families for over 150 years, ADT is the top name in home security. With a reputation for 24-hour service and quick response times from dedicated professionals, ADT has the most monitoring stations of any security provider. You’ll enjoy the reassurance and the state-of-the-art tools like Google Nest video cameras. 

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