Residential Safety Tips
Fort Myers Police Department Prevention
Fort Myers Police Department Prevention
Residential Safety Tips
  • Trim your shrubbery so that it is at least 6 inches below the bottom of your window.
  • Trim tree limbs so that they are at least eight feet off the ground, leaving a clear field of vision.
  • Use outside lightning in an efficient and appropriate manner by investing in timer and motion sensor.
  • All exterior doors should be equipped with deadbolt locks with a minimum 1-inch throw. Sliding glass doors should be equipped with secondary locks.
  • Repair or replace all broken or inoperative windows, door, lights and locks.
  • If you have an automatic garage door, make sure it closes securely when you leave your home.
  • Record the serial numbers of your valuables or mark them with your driver’s license number so that they can be identified if they are stolen.
  • Get to know your neighbors; they are your best defense. They can only report suspicious activity when they know who or what does not belong in the area.
  • Consider joining your local Neighborhood Watch Group.

These tips are advisory only and not intended neither to identify all security weaknesses nor to warrant the adequacy of all present and future safety measures.

  • Trim your shrubbery so that it is at least 6 inches below the bottom of your window.
  • Trim tree limbs so that they are at least eight feet off the ground, leaving a clear field of vision.
  • Use outside lightning in an efficient and appropriate manner by investing in timer and motion sensor.
  • All exterior doors should be equipped with deadbolt locks with a minimum 1-inch throw. Sliding glass doors should be equipped with secondary locks.
  • Repair or replace all broken or inoperative windows, door, lights and locks.
  • If you have an automatic garage door, make sure it closes securely when you leave your home.
  • Record the serial numbers of your valuables or mark them with your driver’s license number so that they can be identified if they are stolen.
  • Get to know your neighbors; they are your best defense. They can only report suspicious activity when they know who or what does not belong in the area.
  • Consider joining your local Neighborhood Watch Group.

These tips are advisory only and not intended neither to identify all security weaknesses nor to warrant the adequacy of all present and future safety measures.


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