A Guide to Protect Your Apartment From Burglars

Keep your living space safe from home invasion even in an apartment complex

The very idea of home invasion tends to make one think of a typical family house, most likely situated in a standard suburban enclave, but a four-bedroom, three-bath structure is hardly the only type of place to be targeted for burglary. Those who live in apartments are just as likely to experience a burglar’s unwelcome intrusion, leaving residents in need of tips on how to protect your apartment from burglary.

Luckily for apartment dwellers, there are quite a few tricks to keeping your belongings safe and burglars out of your living space, with just a few precautions and a bit of help from a home security system company such as BlueAccess.

It’s important to always remain aware of the risks facing your apartment and adjust accordingly.

Here are just a few suggestions on how to keep your apartment protected from home invasions and burglars out of your life:

1. Lock everything. Seems obvious? Not enough to far too many people: according to the National Crime Prevention Council, 60% of residential robberies happen through unlocked doors or windows. You might just be headed down the hall to visit a neighbor for a minute or two, but lock the door while you’re gone. It takes very little time for a burglar to slip in through an unlocked door and grab some valuables in your absence. Lock windows, too, especially if you’re on the ground floor.
2. Keep an eye on your key. Make sure your locks have been changed when you move in, so no one besides you and your landlord have any possible copies of the key to your apartment. And, if at all possible, keep your key with you; don’t lend it to anyone doing maintenance or repair work in the apartment. The less hands the key passes through, the more secure it is.
3. Know your neighbors. Not because you’re worried they’re the ones who will burglarize you; if that’s the case, you probably need to move into a different apartment altogether. No, knowing your neighbors means they’re more likely to keep an eye on your place when you’re not there, just as you can do the same for them. The more people you know in your apartment complex, the more likely you’ll recognize anyone who shouldn’t be there, too.
4. Stay alert. Don’t be passive when it comes to safety. Know who’s in the complex and who’s near your apartment, from residents to repairmen to delivery drivers and more. If you see a stranger, be aware of them lest they try and intrude on someone’s apartment, including yours.
5. Install a security system. For an apartment, where drilling holes in a wall is likely discouraged, a wireless system, such as those sold by BlueAccess, can provide protection to your apartment. Not only a security panel, but cameras, motion sensors and other components can be placed in your apartment to keep it under home monitoring and as safe as possible.

It doesn’t have to be a house to face the risk of burglary.

So mitigate that risk and stay safe with a home security system from BlueAccess to be as safe as you could hope to be, even in an apartment.