If you are outside your house and see signs of forced entry, call the authorities immediately.  Police are trained to deal with home invasions and will assume the risk of checking the house for you. If you're inside the house and within sight of an exit, go outside and remain there until the police come.  If you can go to a neighbor's house in the interim, or call a friend to wait with you in your car outside, do so.  If you're inside the house and cannot easily leave, close and lock the door of the room you're in and quietly call the police. Ensure you know how to speed-dial the police before you need to do so. In the heat of the moment, it can be hard to dial even a simple number like 911. Be sure to obtain a copy of the police report after they've finished conducting their walk-through; you will need this later to file an insurance claim if anything has been damaged or stolen. If you think you hear someone you know, like a friend or family member, call their name.  If nobody replies, ask again in a more general way to let the intruder know that you know they are there.  Ask in a loud, curious tone, “Is someone there?  If someone is there, come out now.”  This will alert the person in your house that their cover is blown.  Hopefully, they will flee and avoid confrontation. Another way to panic the intruder and get them to flee is to hit the alarm on your car.  If you have your keys handy, set the car alarm off with the panic button on your key fob.  This will also alert your neighbors to the fact that you're in trouble. Staying quiet can help avoid a confrontation.  Move quickly but quietly to a closet or hide under the bed.  Rooms which are unlikely to be of interest to the thief like the bathroom are good places to hide as well.  Slow your breathing and stay out of view.  Whatever hiding place you choose, don't move from there until the police arrive. If you're caught or discovered and the person in your house demands valuables or money, cooperate with them.  Do not antagonize them or tell them you've called the police.  Do not try to stall them by telling them incorrect locations of valuables or money, as this will only anger them. Hopefully, the police will arrive in a timely manner, or the intruder will be scared off by your verbalizing.  But if the intruder attacks you, be ready to act.  In cases of home invasion, you will be overcome by a wave of adrenaline and feel suddenly “pumped up” and ready to act.  Defending yourself is not the same as preemptively attacking the individual who should not be in your house.  Do not engage in combat with the home invader unless absolutely necessary. Do not use guns, knives, or other weapons unless you are properly trained.  You might accidentally hurt yourself or someone you care about. If anything was stolen or damaged, you will need to make an insurance claim.  Do a walk-through of the home after the police have checked it for invaders.  Check your valuables and jewelry and high-end appliances like your TVs, computers, fridge, and washer and dryer.  If you have receipts and pictures of the objects which were stolen, you should include them in your insurance claim to verify its accuracy. Check local pawn shops after the break-in if anything was missing.  Thieves may try to peddle the goods they stole on local market websites like Craigslist, so check the web, too.
اتصل بالشرطة. نادِ على من تظنه بالمنزل. لا تصدر صوتًا وابقَ مختبئًا. تعاون مع المقتحم. تظاهر بالدفاع عن نفسك. اتصل بشركة التأمين.