Crime Prevention
Your Practical Guide To Crime Prevention Introduction
Introduction
This booklet shows you how you can help reduce your risk of being a victim of crime. You can make yourself safer and protect your home, your family and your belongings by following some of these simple suggestions.
It is also important to remember that most crime is against property, not people, and that crime levels are going down in most places. Most crimes are 'spur of the moment' actions, often in response to the opportunity of an open window or valuables on display.
Many of the steps suggested here are common sense, but they can make a real difference. By securing your home and property, you can save yourself the distress and expense of crime, and make your community a safer and better place to live in.
Contents
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Last update: 22 February 2006