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Section 1: Advice For Home Burglary Prevention

Introduction ………………………………..……3

Break-in Prevention Advice..……………….……4

Leaving Home …………………………….……5

Securing your boundaries ………………..……6

Alarm System ………………………...……….…7

Doors, Windows & Locks …………………..…8

Lights …………………………………….……….9

Gardens and Structures ………………………10

Fake callers & distraction burglary .………….11

What to do if you have been burgled ...…...…12

Support for Victims ……………………….……12

Useful Contacts …………………...........…...…13

About easyLive ……………………..........…….14

Section 2: Advice For Victims of Home Burglary

Contents

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Home burglary can be financially costly and emotionally

devastating for individuals and families involved. Good home

security reduces your vulnerability and increases your peace

of mind. The aim of this booklet is to offer simple advice on

ways to improve home security and reduce your likelihood of

becoming a burglary victim. It offers an overview of steps to

take if you experience a burglary and how to assist a victim.

“In the end the goals are simple; safety and security”

~ Jordi Rell

Introduction

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Home break-ins makes you and your family victims. They can

cause long-lasting emotional effect on affected person(s). Taking

simple preventative measures you can reduce the probability of

this happening to you and your family.

First, what makes your home a target?

Most break-ins tend to be opportunistic and not planned.

Thieves select homes that are easy to enter unnoticed. These

are homes without or with little visible security.

Thieves in most cases go around a neighborhood and choose a

house with more security weak spots. Therefore, your home will

have a higher risk of being burglarized if it looks unsecured,

unlived, and offers easy unobserved access.

What will make your home more attractive to

burglars

Valuables on display

Open or unsecured Entries (Doors or Windows)

Lack of perimeter fence

Signs you`re rarely at home

No visible intruder alarm system

Untrimmed hedges around a house

Lacking or poor security lighting

Unlocked side-gates

Break-in Prevention

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It is very crucial to ensure your home is as secure as possible

before you leave. “Leaving Routine” – a simple checklist of all

important activities to do before leaving, will help you not forget

anything critical like leaving a living room curtains undrawn showing

that new TV.

What to do before leaving your home

Draw the curtains

Close and lock all windows and doors even when stepping out

for a few minutes.

Confirm the side gate is locked

Put away any valuable outside or in display.

Check if garage door is locked

Ensure your car is locked, no valuable left inside and keys

removed.

If going out in the evening draw curtains and leave at least one

light on.

If you`re travelling or you will be away from home for

days

Cancel deliveries made daily e.g. Milk

Tell a friend or neighbor to drive by once in a while to show

someone is around.

Before Leaving Your House

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Good Boundaries Deter Crime and Keep Thieves

Outside Your Home.

Ensure there is a good space between house wall and

perimeter wall so a burglar can be seen when accessing

the house.

Put up a strong gate that is hard to open

Keep the gate locked every time even while you`re at

home.

Add anti-climbs on top of the perimeter wall (fence).

Place garbage bins outside for collection to prevent

necessity of people coming in for collections.

Gravel paths and driveway to create noise when

someone outside approach the house.

Keep trees and hedges within the compound well pruned

and trimmed.

Secure Your Perimeter

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Alarm system is undoubtedly the most effective way to

prevent break-in ad deter thieves. An alarm system with a

visible siren box (a sounder and flashing light) is a strong

deterrent to any sensible thief.

Its recommendable to have an alarm that will automatically

alert you (if away from home) and/or authorities to respond

in case of an intrusion at your home. Most home owners

install just a panic alarms which only work if someone is at

home to press panic button. If not ,thieves get in and out

unnoticed.

Advancement in technology has made it possible for home

owners to have modern digital alarm systems at a very

affordable price. Some even have added smart features

and will communicate directly with home owner directly

through a mobile phone and fire safety monitoring through

smoke sensors.

Its critical to ensure your alarm system is well installed and

maintained to make sure it remains effective and reliable

enough to protect your home and family.

Alarm System

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More than 80% of break-ins occur through doors and windows.

Meaning primarily, thieves use doors and windows to enter and

exit the house. It`s important to know and put up the safest

doors, windows and locks.

Use solid timber for doors and frames with strong hinges and if

need be use strong metallic door especially for ground floor

doors leading outside. Fit a door viewer on front door. For

glazed door use thick and laminated glass. Add internal grilles

if lock can be accessed through broken glass pane.

Windows on the ground floor should have a lock installed.

Metal grilles can be used to permanently lock-out access for

windows at the back and hard to monitor from inside.

When fitting locking systems consider using strong and good

quality dead locks on doors. Modern keyless locks systems is a

better option as they cannot be picked or opened with master

keys. Lock type and strength depends on the entry type and

position in the house.

You should balance security with fire safety. The exits locks

should not hinder easy escape or entry if need be; for example,

front door lock should allow access from outside .

Doors, Windows & Locks

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Good lighting can successfully deter crime at night. Thieves

don’t like being seen when committing crime. Proper lighting

make them stay away.

Good and spaced compound lighting reduce darkened areas

thieves can hide. Exterior lights should be well positioned and

tamper-proofed to prevent intruders from disabling them.

Install a timer to switch on interior lights when it get dark to

create impression you`re home even when you`re not.

A better though expensive option is motion triggered lights

which lights up which automatically light up when a walking-

by burglar triggers the sensors.

Light-up secluded areas like gate entrance, garage and

backyard to prevent burglars hiding and attacking you while

outside.

Lights

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Things left un-attended outside and are easy to grab and sell

attracts thieves.

TO REDUCE RISK OF THEFT IN YOUR COMPOUND.

Put strong locks in the external structures and keep them

closed.

Don’t leave valuables outside unattended

Put away tools and implements after use

Equip garage and sheds with strong grilles and mesh wire.

Always ensure the side gates are locked

Teach children to put away playing materials inside after

games.

Add in your insurance to cover theft from sheds and gardens.

Mark your valuable property as thieves don`t like traceable

items.

Gardens & Structures

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Not everyone who calls at your door have good intentions. Potential

burglars can pretend to have access inside your home.

Fake callers are burglars who pretend to be someone they are not,

like a electricity technician.

Install an intercom to help you confirm visitors without letting

them inside your compound.

Don’t open door before looking through door viewer or front

window to see who is there.

If someone claims to be from a service company make

unscheduled visit ask ID and call their company to confirm.

Fake ones will not wait.

Distraction burglars works in pairs in that while one is engaging you

the other one is stealing unnoticed.

Be wary if someone suspicious shows up at your door with

petty requests, like asking for directions or water.

If they need something you have to get inside, tell them to wait

outside while you collect it.

Fake Callers & Distraction Burglary

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1 Assess The Situation

If you find or think there was a

break-in in your house assess

the situation before taking any

action. Thieves might be still in

and may harm you if you

interrupt them.

If you think the thief is still inside or

somewhere close by consider it an

emergency. Call-999 and wait for

police outside at a safe distance.

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What To Do If You Experience Burglary

If you`re certain the burglar is

gone. Call police to report. Don`t

touch anything, your place is a

crime scene until police come

and collect evidence. Work with

the police during investigation

and keep updated until the case

is closed.

Support For Victims 4 Burglary can be a very upsetting

experience and can leave the victim

feeling vulnerable and anxious. If

you stumbled upon burglary going

on you may be harmed. You should

get the help for treatment and

emotional support.

Advice For Victims of Burglary

If It Is Not An Emergency

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POLICE

Kenya Police HQ: 020-341341/0726-035455/0733-153455

Police Nairobi control room: 020-2724154/ 020-2726771

FIRE

Nairobi fire Department HQ: 020-2234559/0771637161

For the government emergency services go to:

www.nairobi.go.ke/emergency-services

HEALTH

Gertrude Hospital: 3743474/3763477

Nairobi Hospital: 2722160/3542531

MP Shah Hospital: 3742763/4/7

OTHERS

Nairobi Accidents services: 22222/999

St johns Ambulance: 210000

Red-Cross: 0700395395

AMREF: 315454/5

AAR: 020-2717374

FREE-TOLL

Police: 999

Red-Cross: 1199 or 395 (from a Safaricom line)

Mobile : 112

Useful Contacts

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We want to help you protect your family and make your home feel

safe and hospitable using simple, affordable and modern smart

technology. That is our mission.

We want to make sure you have all the right information and

resources to help you understand, choose, buy and use home

security systems for your home.

Check out www.easylive.co.ke to learn more on specific home

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