Burglary, robbery and homicide are all criminal activities directed against the average man. There is never a specific indication as to the person who is going to fall as the next victim, and thus every individual needs to know what precautions should be taken. Since we are discussing three different types of crimes, the analysis is also spread up in three different sub-sections - Burglary, Robbery and Homicide.

             Burglary is a crime generally preventable if the person to whom this occurs takes adequate precautions. Yet there are a high number of these crimes that take place and all over United States there are an estimated 2,329,501 burglaries that take place during a year and the loss by victims is a staggering amount of $3.1 billion. In general, it has been seen that a burglary takes place every 12 seconds in the country and causes a loss of $1,675 for every case of burglary. As a result, the incidence is high and one in six homes is likely to be burgled. Their action is also very swift and the time spent in entering the house which is to be burgled is generally not more than one minute. It is also wrong to think that all burglaries take place during night and actually 60 percent of the burglaries in residential houses take place during the day. (Know the facts) .

             According to information available with police, burglars look for targets of opportunity or easy pickings when selecting a house to burgle. Thus some simple actions taken by the persons staying, occupying or owning the home, residence, apartment or office can reduce the chances of burglaries. The first of these steps is obviously to increase the security arrangements for the place. Simple and straightforward methods for this is to have strong windows, doors, locks as also good security habits and lifestyles. These are simple precautions like locking doors at night even when one is at home, or absent, and arranging for a neighborhood watch when one has gone on a vacation.