Keep the 911-telephone number for local police, and other emergency services near your telephone.
Lock all doors and windows whenever you leave. Take your keys with you, even if you leave for only a short while.
Keep house and car keys on separate rings. When leaving your car in a parking lot, valet parking, or at a service station, leave only your ignition key.
Always have visitors provide identification before you let them in. Do not rely on a chain lock to prevent entry; it is not sufficient protection.
If a stranger asks to use your telephone, do not open your door. Instead, offer to call for emergency assistance.
Do not lend your keys to "helpful strangers", service people or anyone you do not know well and trust.
Do not attach your address to your key chain.
Get to know your neighbors so you can help each other
Utilize electrical timers for lights or a radio tuned to a news or talk radio station when away from home for long periods of time.
