Increasing the security of your home involves many pieces. There are simple changes you can make, like remembering to lock doors, closing the curtains, and activating your home security system. Then, there are technical improvements, including the installation of an ADT home alarm. There are also modifications you can make to the exterior of your home to help deter burglars. Here are some basic ways you can improve your home security from the outside of your house.

Put up a fence: Criminals look for easy targets and if your home is surrounded by a fence, it might be the thing that keeps them away. It doesn’t have to be a barbed wire concoction you’d see at a prison. Even a picket fence with sharp edges can act as a deterrent to a burglar who doesn’t want to spend the extra five minutes devising a plan for scaling it.

Manicure the lawn: Why give a home intruder the opportunity to hide behind bushes and overgrown shrubbery? Improve your home security by maintaining your lawn, eliminating hiding areas that could potentially be used by bugrlars.

Advertise your ADT home arm: Nothing frightens criminals like knowing they’re up against a company with more than than 130 years of crime-fighting experience. Make sure they know that your property is protected by posting window decals and lawn signs that advertise the fact that you have a home security system installed.

Proper precautions around the exterior of your home can go a long way towards preventing a burglary. Perform a home security assessment today to see where you stand.

Forbes.com just released its annual list of America’s 40 Safest Cities, and topping the list this year, the beautiful Twin Cities.  Thanks to a low crime rate, decreased risk of accidents and the unlikelihood of natural disasters, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. area beat out every other U.S. location as the safest place to live.

Also ranking well on the list were Milwaukee, Wis. due to its low natural disaster risk, Portland, Ore. for having the least amount of violent crime, and Boston, Mass. and Seattle, Wash. whose residents suffer fewer fatal traffic accidents because  of easy access to public transportation.

But what about the cities that didn’t make the list?  Or the ones that scored well in every category except violent crime?  As hard as public safety officials work to make every city safe, crime will always be a factor in most of our lives.  That’s why homeowners in even the safest cities protect their homes with home alarm systems.  And the No. 1 choice among most homeowners: ADT.

ADT home alarms come with easy-to-use equipment and a multi-level protection barrier backed by four nationwide command centers.  Wireless systems make installation a breeze, and the advanced technology behind ADT-monitored home alarm systems means almost every lifestyle and budget can be accommodated.

A particular favorite among ADT customers is the keychain remote.  This miniature hand-held device lets you arm and disarm your ADT alarm from the driveway, or from your bedside table.  And the interior motion detector can be programmed with your favorite furry one’s weight to keep pet-triggered false alarms to a minimum.

But of all these features, ADT’s accessibility is what makes the home security provider stand out from the crowd.  No matter where you live — Safe City or not — ADT is there.  Through its vast network of nationwide installers, ADT is available from Los Angeles to New York to Miami.  Even in safe Minneapolis, ADT provides secure home protection for families across the city.

These days, home security is more important than ever.  Even if your hometown made the Safe Cities list, you can never be too careful.  Call today to learn more about ADT home alarms.