45 completed questionnaires came back for a total of just over 18 percent. Most respondents were men, but several women filled out the forms as well. Burglars do not like to risk breaking into occupied homes. Locking your house does not work, according to our respondents. Most enter through the front door.
Burglars usually choose places they believe are void of people.
Put an inexpensive timer on an outlet that will turn a lamp on and off. Leave on the radio in the kitchen. Get a dog . Burglars don't like the dog's barking. It attracts attention, especially when the rest of the neighborhood is quiet late at night.