22 Ways to Make Your Home and Street Safer in Denver
With the recent increase in crime, there's no better time to make your home and street safer. Here is a quick list of ways to deter any uninvited guests:
INCREASING SAFETY ON YOUR PROPERTY
Lock your cars' and homes' doors and windows at all times (only keep inaccessible windows open).
Triple-lock your patio doors with the door lock, bolt, and stick, and install door plates on the other entrances.
Install an alarm system and display signs and stickers on your property.
Install live cameras and display signs on your property.
Lock access gates to the back of your property.
Set the exterior lights on your patios and front stairways on a timer starting at dusk. The street lamps shouldn't be the only lights that turn on after sunset.
Install motion sensor lights on the sides and back of your property.
Pull down your curtains in the evening and remove valuables visible outside of your windows.
REPORT a crime after it occurs to increase police attention to your street.
BRINGING YOUR STREET TO LIFE AND MAKING IT A COMMUNITY
Say hello to neighbors or anyone on your street when you see them.
Turn on patio/exterior lights to minimize blind spots (the street lamps aren’t enough light).
Build a community to exchange ideas, organize events, etc.
Contact owners of unkept properties (i.e., the empty lot).
Organize quarterly events to increase communication among neighbors and create more street presence, including an annual garage sale, block party, neighborhood cleanup, holiday events, etc.
Add neighborhood watch signs up and down the block.
Build a relationship with the alderman to close off dangerous pathways.
Invite an officer to provide a safety assessment. Ask local law enforcement to a street-sponsored event to give safety tips.
Encourage your neighbors with cameras to post video monitoring signs and register their cameras with local law enforcement (for crime review when necessary).
Develop an immediate response phone tree.
Help residents create a less appealing appearance for burglaries (i.e., lights on timers, electronics away from the windows, etc.).
Beautify the neighborhood (i.e., create areas for gardens).
Help nearby streets take the same steps.
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