Warmer months often lead to an increase in break and enter offences to residential properties as residents become complacent about securing doors and windows in an effort to cool down.
Most house-breaks appear to be crimes of opportunity, with entry often gained through an open or unlocked door or window. In many other circumstances, minimal effort is used to gain entry, for example via poor quality door locks.
It is important to remember that our aim is not to turn the home, unit or apartment into a fortress or a prison. We are, however, attempting to make the home resistant to entry by opportunistic offenders.
Queensland Police Service provides a free Home Security Audit Service, contact Ferny Grove Crime Prevention on 3872 1542 or Indooroopilly Crime Prevention on 3377 9421 to make a booking.
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