These are just some of the steps you can take to decrease the likelihood that you or your home is targeted. All doors are locked at night and every time we leave the house- even if it is just for a few minutes. Basement door into house is locked to isolate it from your home. Basement windows are a prime entry point for burglars. Doors are solid hardwood or metal-clad.
Doors feature wide-angle peepholes at heights everyone can use.
If there are glass panels in or near our doors, they are secured in some way that they cannot be entered if shattered. All entryways have a working, keyed entry lock and deadbolt lock installed into the frame of the door. Spare keys are kept with a trusted neighbor, not under a doormat or planter, on a ledge or in the mailbox. House Keys and car keys are on rings that may be separated. Anyone who handles your keys can easily make duplicates.