Process for preventing break ins

[Nitanth Vangala]

Hey everyone,

We recently have been having issues with people breaking into our apartment building and breaking glasses of the empty units. Why one would do this is beyond me. I’m curious to know what others have done in this situation. Our building consists of 6 units behind an iron fence that is about 7 feet high with physical key access.

Some thoughts that have come to kind have been replacing the gates with a keypad entry type system. Maybe adding cameras but not sure if this provides much help with these kind of activities. Any thoughts are appreciated

[Joe Splitrock]

@Nitanth Vangala I would add a bunch of cameras and post signs everywhere that state "Live Video Surveillance". Many criminals avoid places if they know there is a chance of getting caught. You may also consider installing a security system that has glass break monitoring. I would also make sure you have motion activated security lights. These types of crimes often happen late at night, so shining light on them may scare them away.