Home Safety Checklist
Doors
Rows
Yes
No
Are exterior doors made of metal or solid wood construction?
1
2
Is the door frame strong enough and tight enough to prevent forcing or spreading?
3
4
Are door hinges protected from removal from outside?
5
6
Are there windows in the door or within 40 inches of the locks?
7
8
Are the door locks adequate and in good repair?
9
10
Are strikes adequate and property installed?
11
12
Windows
Rows
Yes
No
Do all windows have adequate locks in operating condition?
13
14
Do windows have screens or storm windows that lock from inside?
15
16
Do any windows open onto areas that may be hazardous or offer special risk to burglary?
17
18
Are exterior areas of windows free from concealing structure or landscaping?
19
20
Is exterior adequately lighted at all window areas?
21
22
Do any upper floor windows open onto porch or garage roofs or roofs of adjoining buildings?
23
24
Garage
Rows
Yes
No
Is automobile enhance door to garage equipped with adequate locking device?
25
26
Is garage door kept closed and locked at all times?
27
28
Are garage windows secured adequately for ground floor windows?
29
30
Is outside utility entrance to garage as secure as required for any ground floor entrance?
31
32
Other
Rows
Yes
No
Does the home have a lived-in lock even when not occupied?
33
34
Are interior light timers used during periods of darkness to stimulate normal activity?
35
36
Have arrangements been made to shovel snow or cut grass?
37
38
Is all valuable property marked with a drivers license number?
39
40
Submit
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