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Burglary protection tips: How to effectively secure your home!
On Burglary Protection Day, Police Chief Inspector Büchel gives tips on protecting against burglaries in Central Saxony.
Burglary protection tips: How to effectively secure your home!
Burglars often have it easy, especially in unsecured living areas. In Döbeln, a whopping 124 break-ins into basements, attics or laundry rooms were recorded in 2022, representing an alarming five-year high for the region. Loud Sächsische.de A small group of suspects is responsible for many of these burglaries, but the trend shows that cases will decline sharply in 2023.
In keeping with this, Burglary Protection Day is celebrated on October 26th, and Police Chief Inspector Stephan Büchel has valuable tips to help you better secure your own four walls. Burglaries are often related to so-called acquisitive crime, in which thieves look for valuables.
Prevention: How to protect your home
Why should we care about burglary protection? The consequences of a break-in can be devastating: In addition to the material damage, it often also involves a violation of privacy and can lead to psychological consequences. In total, post-Corona, there were around 119,000 burglaries in Germany in 2023, of which around 77,800 were classified as residential burglaries. This means crime is rising again after falling during the pandemic. The clearance rate for these crimes is only 14.9 percent, which leaves little hope for quick justice ( Statista ).
Effective protection begins with the weak points of the home. The majority of burglars enter the house through unsecured entrance doors, window doors or normal windows. Mechanical solutions, such as secure locks or burglary-resistant doors and windows, initially help here. Loud GDV Tested burglary-resistant windows and doors are essential to deter potential burglars.
- Verwenden Sie hochwertige Schlösser und schließen Sie Wohnungstüren immer ab.
- Fenster sollten vollständig geschlossen und mit entsprechenden Sicherheitsmechanismen ausgestattet sein.
- Lagern Sie keine wertvollen Gegenstände im Keller.
- Installieren Sie Sichtschutz und gute Schlösser an Fenstern und Türen.
- Lassen Sie Ihr Zuhause während längerer Abwesenheit bewohnt erscheinen, z.B. durch das Leeren des Briefkastens.
- Nutzen Sie Smart-Home-Technik, um die Abschreckung von Dieben zu erhöhen.
The look forward
The police in Döbeln even offer free on-site advice on security measures so that everyone can increase the security level of their home. In the event of a break-in, it is advisable to call the police immediately and leave the scene untouched. Officials there are also ensuring that those affected can receive psychological support to cope with the stress of the incident.
It's never too late to take action and secure your home. After all, you don't like living in the unknown as to whether the next night will be undisturbed or not.