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You’ve come across target hardening as a way to stop crime, but you might be curious how it’s applicable to your own Tampa home. Explore this crime-reducing strategy and discover how the home security leaders at ADT can help you put it in place. 

What Exactly Is Target Hardening?

A well-known theory in criminology originating in the 1970s, target hardening simply proposes that criminal activity will decrease when chances to commit crime are minimized. In other words, if a target appears to be too great of a risk, prospective burglars will simply move on. Target hardening is about making your home less appealing to prowlers through the use of observable security tools in a layered approach.

How To Make Your Tampa Home Less Of A Target

Prowlers, like many people, will opt for the path of least resistance. Your job is to give them pause about coming near your property. But how do you accomplish this? Adhere to these tips:

Make Your Security Hard To Miss

Exterior cameras and home security signage let trespassers know you have protection in place. Surveillance is one of the most powerful deterrents, as no thief wants to be recorded in the act. ADT has advanced exterior and doorbell cameras with high-def imaging, AI-powered detection, and night vision.

Don’t Leave Any Dark Corners

A properly illuminated house is much less appealing to criminals. Brighten up dark areas around your house, and implement accent lights near tree lines, fences, hedges, and other places where prowlers might hide. You can even have indoor lights switch on automatically if a video camera detects suspicious activity near your house.

Get Comprehensive Protection

You need a comprehensive approach, which means backing up your cameras and signage with window and door sensors, motion detectors, and a working alarm. ADT can protect every entrance, including the largest one, your garage.

Improve Your Physical Defenses

Confirm that all windows lock properly, and always use a deadbolt latch on the primary entrance. Look into reinforcing door frames, and insert a metal bar in the bottom track of your sliding door to block entry if the lock is bypassed.

Maintain A Clear View

Large trees, hedges, and overgrown bushes are friends to criminals who want to stay hidden from view. Make sure you can see clearly to all areas of your property by pruning greenery near windows. A clean, cared-for landscape signals to prowlers that they should look elsewhere.

Why Defend Your Tampa Home With ADT?

Safeguarding American families for over 150 years, ADT is the top name in home security. Known for 24-7 service and fast response times from trained professionals, ADT has more monitoring stations than any competitor. You’ll value the reassurance and the industry-leading tools like Google Nest cameras. 

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