Home Security in Charlotte, North Carolina

When it comes to protecting yourself, your home, and your family, you do have help “out there.” However, you should also take security and protection seriously. This means taking steps to install a home security system and knowing where help is and how to get help when needed.

While Charlotte can be a dangerous city, there are also a lot of good people who live there. If you avoid the bad areas of town, you will be able to keep yourself safe and avoid serious issues with nefarious individuals.

Home security can look like many different things but in general you can break it up into these categories. Knowing what your options are in each area can help you devise a plan and system that will keep the things you care about safe.

Property Crime Protection: Property crimes are often described as “crimes of opportunity.” This means that you are much more likely to experience a property crime if you create an visible opportunity for a criminal to take advantage of. Examples of this include things like valuables being left outside, doors unlocked, windows open, garages being unsecured, outdoor sheds with open windows, unlocked cars, poor upkeep of a yard or building, or a abandoned structure. Petty theft and vandalism are much more likely to happen when a easy opening presents itself to somebody walking by your property. On the other hand things like strong locks, security cameras, dogs, a busy front yard, and clearly visible alarms all decrease the likely hood of being targeted for a crime of opportunity.

Violent Crime Protection: While violent crime is much more scary than property crime, it is also much less common. However in order to reduce the odds of becoming a victim of a violent crime you must take the proper precautions. In many cases these precautions can overlap with the same things you would do to prevent property crime. Owning dogs, having a secure house, visible alarms, and security cameras can all greatly increase the safety of your property. Proper education is also essential in avoiding violent crime. Knowing how to deescalate a situation, move others to safety, recognize a dangerous situation, discourage a criminal from taking action, and quickly and effectively ask police for help are all essential means of self protection. Only in the most dire of circumstances should you consider escalating a situation to violence, or attacking an intruder in your house. In these cases self protection is justified, but the risks of serious injury happening are increased.

Natural Disaster Protection: Sometimes the scariest things are the things we seemingly have no control over, winds, hurricanes, tornadoes, fire, flood, and hail all pose as much of a threat to the safety and security of your home as crime does. In these cases making sure your home is secure against the forces of mother nature is just as much of a concern to any homeowner. Making sure your house is wind and waterproof is just the start. Protecting yourself against hail damage to your roof, and flooding damage in your basement is another step you can take. Another thing that many homeowners do is to make sure that a comprehensive set of fire, radon, and carbon monoxide sensors is also very important.

Ensuring that you have a complete home security system that does not neglect to protect you against violent, non-violent, and natural disasters is essential for keeping your you, your family, your home, and your possessions all safe in the event that the worst does happen. Preparing with a solid plan to stay safe is always a good idea.