• Are all doors locked at night and every time you leave the home?
• Is there a Charlie bar on your glass sliding door?
• Is your alarm set when you leave or set if you are in the home for the day?
• Are there dark areas around your home during daylight hours? They will be darker at night.
• Are shrubs and bushes trimmed so there is no place for someone to hide?
• Do you turn on outside lighting at night?
• Is your line of sight blocked by trees or shrubbery?
• Is outdoor lighting adequate?
• Do you have TVs, gaming consoles, computers or any other valuables in plain sight near a window or glass door?
• Do you have proper window coverings to keep what is inside your home from plain sight to potential burglars?
• Have you inscribed your electronics with an identifying number and inventoried your home including pictures and placed this information in a safe place?
• Have you inventoried your purse/wallet and removed unnecessary identifying information (birth certificates, social security cards)?
• Have you placed pad locks on sheds and outside access doors?

For your vehicle:

• Are the doors locked and windows rolled up?
• Are there any valuables (ipod/MP3, cell phone, GPS, money) left in plain sight inside the vehicle?
• Are there packages in plain sight inside the vehicle?
• Are there computer bags and/or book covers that could be mistaken for a purse?
• Did you leave your vehicle running and unoccupied?
• Did you leave your purse/wallet in the vehicle?