Category:
Protecting Against Sexual Assault
- Keep doors locked at all times
- Do not hide door keys outside your home
- If door keys have been lost, change locks or re-key immediately
- Avoid giving your house keys to anyone other than family members or trusted friends
- Be sure the exterior of your home is well lighted at night
- Instruct children never to answer a doorbell or a knock at the door
- Put curtains or blinds on all windows and keep them closed at night
- Install solid wood or metal doors equipped with good deadbolt locks
- Move exterior door hinges to the interior or install non-removable hinge pins
- Install a wide-angel peephole for a full view outside the door
- Do not leave clubs or night spots with strangers or invite them to your apartment or home
- When moving into a house or apartment, change or re-key all locks
- Know the neighbors you can trust in an emergency
- When returning home, have your keys ready and enter the house as quickly as possible
- Use your initials rather than your first name in the phone book and on your mailbox
- If you hear a prowler inside your house, get out of the house, if possible, through a back door or window to avoid any confrontation with the prowler
- If you sense that something is not right, do not go into your home or apartment, call the police
- If a stranger asks to use your phone, get the information and place the call for the requestor, do not allow any stranger into your home
- Never let it be known that you are home alone
- Avoid going out alone at night