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6.9 Burglary Risk

Burglary risk can be defined as crime of illegally entering a building or other

location for the purpose of committing an offense. It involves entering a building or

residence with the intention to commit a crime, and it doesn’t require a piece of
property to be stolen or a person-to-person interaction to occur.

Potential Loss

 Property loss

Risk Management Technique

 Hire security guards to improve the supervision at the premise especially
in midnight

 Purchase burglary insurance to cover the loss incurred
 Make sure all the doors locked properly before leaving the premise

 Keep the property in the locked safe or strong room to avoid the theft

risk
 Installing CCTV and alarm warning systems to alert peoples about the

theft and reduce the casualty loss
 Increasing the “surveillability” of the property as a heavy duty lock for

front door

 Never leave keys under doormates, flowerpots, mailboxes or other “secret”
hiding places

 Get a dog - loud barking sounds can discourage the burglar

 Put a sign up and declas on the windows
 Trim the bushes and vegetation and move clutter from around the house

so they don’t have anywhere to hide
 Keep a light on to make the house look occupied

 Have exterior lights and motion sensors so owner have everything

exposed

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