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Safety for Seniors
Tips to Help Avoid Becoming a Crime Victim Personal Safety Crooks will often target the most vulnerable people they see; these are often older folks, but there are precautions that seniors can take to keep from becoming a crime victim: 1) Walk with confidence and purpose when in public areas. 2) Do not let strangers on the street or in malls stop you for conversation. 3) Do not flash jewelry or cash in public. 4) Do not use shortcuts through darkened areas or areas with few people. 5) Do not carry a purse if it's not necessary. 6) Pay close attention in crowded areas, including restrooms, malls and other public areas. Home Defenses If your home looks occupied or difficult to enter without causing a disturbance, the less likely it is to be robbed. Try these tips: 1) Trim shrubbery around windows and doors or plant thorny bushes near doors and under windows. 2) Most burglaries occur in August, and a home without the sound of an air-conditioner running is a tip to intruders that no one is home. Turn on air-conditioner fans when you leave the house to give the impression that the house is occupied. 3) Turn on radios, the TV and at least two lights if you leave the house in the evening. 4) Turn down the ringer on the phone when you leave the house. A ringing phone that is not answered is a dead giveaway that no one is home. 5) Do not hide keys in drainpipes or flowerboxes or anywhere else outside the house. 6) Do not attach ID tags to your house or car keys. 7) Do not display guns on walls that can be seen through windows. Criminals love to steal guns. 8) Do not leave air-conditioners and fans in unlocked windows. |
