Domestic burglaries are among the most common crimes. Especially in the dark seasons burglars are often on tour.
Due to the early darkness often the lights are switched on in the apartments from 16 or 17 o'clock.
Burglars see if someone is home or not. In addition, thieves in the darkness are hardly discovered by neighbors or bypassers.
The following proven tips of Thomas Ernst, boss of GSW Vienna, reduce the risk of burglary:
"Burglars rarely come at night, but often in the afternoons and evenings." The main times with a quarter of the offenses are between 6 and 8 pm.
Well over 50% of all registered burglaries occur between 16 and 22 o'clock. And especially in the dark seasons, the risk of being discovered is considerably reduced for the burglar.
You should therefore illuminate the exposed areas of the house, for example with standing lamps or table lamps with timers. Already a bright entrance area
deter many thieves. "
Ernst knows that according to police knowledge 80 percent of burglaries in one and about 50 percent in multi-family homes are done through windows or patio doors and
Balcony doors. Thus, especially on the back of buildings or through hedges and shrubs hidden windows are an increased risk of burglary.
The expert: "Always close the windows even in the case of a short absence - even a tilted window is easier to open than more info a closed one.
In addition, all climbing aids, such as garbage cans, garden furniture or even ladders, which facilitate the entry into higher floors,
should be locked in a garage or garden shed. "
Ernst comments: "The fact is that most thieves are not entering via a broken window, but by levering the window frame
to gain access to the lock inside. 75 percent of all burglaries are realized in this way. Also at the entrance, terrace and
balcony doors are often easily outwitted by a screwdriver.
"44 percent of all burglary attempts fail because of mechanical security devices, because the longer a criminal needs to penetrate,
the faster he gives up. According to the police, thieves usually give up after three minutes if windows and doors can not be opened during this time. "
Here are the most important tips summarized:
Always close the windows, balcony and patio doors even in the case of a short absence.
Tilted windows are virtually open windows and easily opened by burglars.
Shutters should be closed at night - and never during the day - so they do not immediately report the absence.
Protect yourself additionally with professional mechanical burglar alarms.
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The company has been run by entrepreneur Thomas Ernst for decades.