Rosie on the House: Heres how you can think like a burglar thinks

Lets start by considering some of the most recent statistics (2011 and 2012) from the FBI about the almost 2 million burglaries that occur in the United States annually.

Most of them almost 75 percent occur in residences not stores or offices. And most happen during the day, perhaps when residents are out of town, at work or out running errands.

So if you dont want to become a target for a burglar, you ought to start thinking about how a burglar thinks when looking at your house. What follows are 30 suggestions for securing your home and property.

Your doors

--Remember a burglar wants to spend less than 60 seconds getting into your house.

--Add a dead-bolted security screen door to the front of your house and to back doors that has tamper-proof hinges with non-removable pins.

--Of course, you want good lighting on your walkways, but you might also want to install motion sensor lights.

--You need a solid core or solid wood front door with a deadbolt that has a one-inch throw.

--Make sure all your doors have bump-proof locks. In bumping, a burglar inserts a special key into your lock, strikes it with a hammer, and presto, pins in the lock move slightly so the door can be opened. If your locks are more than a few years old, you should replace them with newer technology to thwart bumpers.

--Install wide-angle peepholes in doors with no adjacent windows.

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Rosie on the House: Heres how you can think like a burglar thinks