Christmas Holiday Safety Tips

Every year, cities and counties issue Christmas Holiday Safety Tips to help reduce crime and accidents around the holidays.

Christmas Holiday safety tips suggest that people perform a residential security check of their homes. A residential security survey or check involves looking for weak entry points into your home which a potential burglar may use to gain access into your home.

Below are some Christmas Holiday safety tips and security suggestions to consider as you prepare your home for the winter and for Christmas. The Christmas holiday safety tips below are mostly aimed at areas where it is cold in the Winter.

• all outside doors should be made of solid wood or metal construction.

• replace worn out window hardware such as latches, locks, screws and pins.

• all outside doors and inside garage doors should have securely mounted deadbolt locks with a minimum one inch deadbolt.

• strike plates should be affixed to the door frame with a minimum of two fully threaded three inch screws.

• all points of entry into your home should be properly illuminated and clear of obstructions

• try to keep valuables out of sight from the windows

• let a trusted neighbor know if you are going out of town so they can keep an eye on your home.

With these Christmas holiday safety tips, be sure to prepare your home to keep out potential burglars as well as keep your home warm. Call 911 if you see any suspicious activities. Christmas holiday safety tips and crime prevention go hand in hand.