The first thing that you should do and that will greatly reduce the chances of becoming the victim of a robbery is to acquire a home security system, and to make sure that people around know that you have a home alarm system installed, and maybe even put a part of it in a more visible place so that burglars can see that you own one. This will most likely drive them away from your house.
Unfortunately people only buy home security systems after they have been burglarized. Almost all people who have been the victims of a robbery bought more that a basic home alarm system afterwards, but everything could have been prevented if they owned a basic one before.
After purchasing a home security system most of the danger is gone, but you still need to do some things to increase safety: Use the best locks, and not only for your doors, but for your windows too. Burglars do not only enter houses through doors.
Try to make it seem like you are home even if you are not. In order to do this you can leave some clothes outside and ask a friend collect your mail and newspapers. You can even use a special device that turns the lights on when the night falls.
Do not leave valuable things outside, or near windows and other places that make them visible, because they will attract burglars.
Anyway the best method of securing your home is to have a home alarm system installed. It will monitor your house 24 hours a day and send an alarm signal whenever there is trouble. In some cases home security systems even saved the lives of people. It does not take long to set up an alarm system, and after you do that it will function permanently. It only requires a little maintenance once in a while to make sure that it works fine. It even has an emergency power supply in case a power failure occurs, so you don't have to worry about anything.
