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Factors to to minimize home-related risks
Your home home should be be a a a a a a a a a safe safe haven since it is where you you spend most most of of your me me me me Unfortunately most most homes are vulnerable to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of of safety and and security risks
that require homeowners and renters to to to take addi onal steps to mi gate them Steps such as:
• • Purchasing increased insurance coverage for re re ood and the • • • Employing new technology such as as as home security systems • • Training family members on recognizing and reducing the risks
Here is is a a a a a list of the most common security threats and some recommended solu ons easily implemented to keep everyone safer Burglary
A home is burglarized every 20 seconds in in the the United States the the average loss totals $2 316 Since police solve only about 13 percent of reported burglaries most stolen possessions are unlikely to to to be recovered Recommended solu ons:
Home Security System
Most burglaries occur during the day when everyone in in in in a a a a a a a a household
is usually gone The ini al al cost can be mi gated through lower insurance rates In addi on on try window window window bars on on the base of all window window window frames heavy-duty dead bolt locks and and and landscape trimming around doors and and and windows