30 Helpful Tips From Ex-Burglars To Prevent Your Own Home From Being Robbed

Better listen to the experts, however unlikely they may be.

Liezel

• Published in Interesting
• July 5, 2022

Home burglary is one of the most common crimes out there. Just in the U.S., around 2.5 million burglaries happen every year.

With how often it happens, it has truly become a worrying situation and it gets people wondering, "How do I prevent my home from being the next victim?"

On TV and in movies, we see criminals painstakingly planning out every single one of their moves and leaving nothing to chance. But, in reality, that's not always the case.

And when it comes to tips for protecting your home from thieves, there is no one better to listen to than those who have previously made some good bucks out of that very same crime. On Reddit, many of these former burglars came forward with plenty of solid tips and tricks to protect your home.

In addition to them, many home security experts, crime reporters, and regular folks also came forward with tried and tested tips to beat thieves at their own game.

So get ready to take down some notes. We've gathered some of the best responses from various threads to help you protect your home.

Keep scrolling and be sure to note down the ones that apply to you and don't forget to share the tips with others.

1. Let them know that you're very much aware of their presence and you're not going to let them take anything from you

2. You don't need to announce that your home is empty and is vulnerable

3. How about get to know the stranger first before revealing everything about your home to them?

4. Lesson learned: hide your stuff but don't forget where you hid them

5.Getting robbed once is bad but allowing it to happen again is just worse

6. This is why you make good neighbors

7. It's the thought that counts you know

8. We doubt the excuse will always work but it's a perfectly good excuse for leaving the cleaning for later

9. Thieves aren't always known for respecting the dead so better be safe

10. Some robbers will give up when you give them just the right challenge

11. Make your house so hard to break into that robbers will just nope right out

12. Don't help the burglars by giving them access to all those free resources

13. Another reason why dogs are just the best buds out there

14. Another proof that being messy isn't so bad after all

15. Don't give the burglars any kind of advantage at all

16. No burglar would take a stupid risk in this situation

17. Get to know where your best hiding places are

18. If you have a safe, make sure it's secured as well

19. Big dogs are really good at scaring off thieves

20. Make your home as undesirable as possible

21. Basically, make sure that you are better protected than your neighbors

22. Protect your home the best way you can

23. Sometimes, faking it just helps a lot

24. Those are actually pretty great hiding spots

25. Better be prepared when the thieves figure out the ruse

26. Try and be the house that no one even gives a second glimpse of

27. Think like a thief and think of what they'd want to target and protect that

28. Make your home look secure but don't overdo it

29. Some burglars just won't take the risk

30. Electric locks just amp up the challenge for burglars

Getting robbed could probably be one of the worst things in life especially since you've spent so much time, effort, and resources just to get the things people might like to steal. That's why it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Did you list down some tips from above? We hope you did because they could really make your home a lot safer for you.

Liezel