• Make sure your property is well lit.
• Bright outdoor lights cost about $25.00.
• Keeping lights on costs just a few dollars a month.
• Special sensors are available to turn lights on at dusk and off at daybreak, so you don't have to remember.
• Be sure lights are out of reach and can't be broken.
• Use lights with motion detectors: some devices screw right into the light socket.

Identification

• Borrow your precinct's etching tool to mark your belongings.
• Etching should have your address or driver's license number, but not your social security number.
• Write your name on your garden tools with permanent marker.

Alarms

• Remove overgrown trees and shrubs.
• Keep shrubs under two feet tall. 
• Plant roses, barberry, or other shrubs with thorns under windows.

BE a Nosey Neighbor

• Be aware of who lives around you. 
• Alert the police about suspicious people or vehicles in your area.

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