Personal Safety Tips: At Home

• Never indicate to anyone that you are home alone.
• Do not open your door for just anyone. Install a viewer. Confirm credentials.
• If there is an emergency and someone wants to use the phone, ask him or her to wait outside while you make the phone call.       
• Do not rely on night chains. They can usually be broken with little effort.
• Upon arriving home, if you think there is someone inside go to a neighbour's and call the police.
• When talking to unknown persons on the phone, do not give out personal information.   
• When using answering machines say "I'm not available at this time", not "There's no-one in at the moment".
• Draw your curtains after dark.
• In the event of prowlers or 'Peeping Toms' call the police immediately.