{"content":[{"text":"CRIME PREVENTION TIPS - THINGS YOU CAN DO!","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.066387,"width":0.394773,"height":0.017420999999999992}},{"text":"Home Security -- Burglary is mostly a crime of opportunity that capitalizes on the carelessness and \n neglect of the homeowner or renter. This section contains tips on preventing home burglaries, vandalism, \n and other property crimes by controlling access, providing visibility, and maintaining your property. It also \n contains tips on protecting your home when you are away, as well as protecting the property you take \n with you. And if you do become a victim, it includes tips on helping the police get to your home and to \n identify your property. These tips can significantly enhance the security of your home and property.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.095263,"width":0.764824,"height":0.09003400000000002}},{"text":"Controlling Access -- The following tips suggest how access to your home can be controlled by physical \n protection, deterrent measures, and good safety practices.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.19693,"width":0.76475,"height":0.03192800000000001}},{"text":"Physical Protection -- Make sure that all protective measures installed meet the fire and life safety \n standards for your type of building. You can contact the Dallas Fire Department for assistance. This will \n assure safety and code compliance as well as enhance your security.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.24049,"width":0.764756,"height":0.04639799999999997}},{"text":"Doors \n •","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.298659,"width":0.04733999999999999,"height":0.031789999999999985}},{"text":"Make sure that all exterior single-swing wooden doors are of solid-core or paneled construction, \n with a minimum thickness of 1-3/4 inches. \n Install a wide-angle (180 degree) peephole. This device enables you to identify persons at the \n door without them seeing you. \n Hinges should be located on the inside or have non-removable pins. \n Adjust exterior sliding-glass patio-type doors so that they cannot be lifted up in their tracks to \n defeat their locks. One way to do this is to install a few sheet-metal screws in the top track with \n their heads nearly touching the top of the door when it is closed.","bbox":{"left":0.176471,"top":0.313066,"width":0.7060230000000001,"height":0.11904899999999996}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.342081,"width":0.005730000000000013,"height":0.017382999999999982}},{"text":"• \n •","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.371172,"width":0.005730000000000013,"height":0.03185199999999999}},{"text":"Locks \n Doorknob locks offer no security. Defeating these locks is one of the most common means of forced \n entry. Chains don't provide security either. They are only good for privacy. All exterior doors should have \n an additional deadbolt lock. \n • Install single cylinder deadbolt locks on all exterior doors. Bolts should have a minimum throw of \n 1 inch. Strike plates should have screws that are at least 3 inches long. \n • On all exterior double doors, install flush bolts installed at the top and bottom of the inactive door. \n These should be made of steel and have a minimum throw of 1 inch. \n • Install locking devices on all exterior sliding-glass patio-type doors. These doors should have \n deadbolt locks as well as secondary locking devices, the simplest of which is a wooden stick that \n is placed in the lower track to prevent the door from opening. Better security can be obtained from \n thumbscrew-type locks that are mounted on both the top and bottom tracks. \n • Install good locks all doors that lead outside through garages or storage areas. \n • Re-key or change all locks when moving into a new home. \n • Install good locks on gates, garages, sheds, etc. If padlocks are used, they should be keyed and \n able to survive assaults by bolt cutters or pry bars. The shackles should be made of hardened \n steel and be at least 9/32 inch thick. It is even better to use a \"shielded\" padlock that is designed \n to protect against bolt cutters. Combination locks should not be used because they offer very \n poor security. \n • Use a multi-frequency opener on electrically-operated garage doors, and make sure that the \n bottom cannot be lifted up to allow a burglar to crawl under the door. \n • Use hardened steel hinges, hasps, and padlocks on hand-lifted garage doors. \n • Install cane bolts or sliding hasps on the inside of garage doors to provide additional security. \n • Go to a locksmith or hardware store for advice on locks. \n • Windows \n • Secure double-hung sash windows by drilling a hole that angles downward through a top corner \n of the bottom window into the bottom corner of the top window on both sides of the window. Place \n an eyebolt or nail in the hole to prevent the window from being opened. \n • Replace louver windows with solid glass or some other type of ventilating window. If this cannot \n be done, glue the panes together with a two-part epoxy resin. \n • Secure casement windows with key-locking latches. Make sure that the protrusion on the window \n that the lock is attached to is made of steel and not worn, and that the window closes properly \n and is not bowed or warped. \n • Secure sliding-glass windows as described above for sash windows or by the same types of \n locking devices used for sliding-glass doors.","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.443886,"width":0.764889,"height":0.5108790000000001}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}