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Micromark research among convicted burglars reveals there is a lot of work to be done:
• 60% of burglars target homes which appear empty
• 70% of burglars said they felt that people do not make their homes secure enough
• 67% of burglars would be put off burgling a house that had CCTV installed
• 33% said they target homes with no security measures
• 37% said they target homes in darkness
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Security top tips
• Close and lock all doors and windows to deter opportunist thieves
• Use timers to switch on your table lamps, radio and TV whilst you are away so it looks like you are home
• Fit a burglar alarm and make sure you fit an alarm siren box at the front and back of your home so they act as a deterrent to intruders
• Fit security lanterns to your porch and floodlights in your garden. Any unwanted visitors will trigger the sensors, flooding the area with light
• Plant thorny trees such as holly under vulnerable windows or low walls to deter entrance
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