In my current occupation, it would appear home invasions are "all the rage" among criminals. One of the means in which these crimes are being committed is by kicking in the victim's door. A great step to prevention or providing homeowners with significant response times is reinforcing the doors in which criminals often use.
I highly recommend doing the steps outlined for a few reasons.
- Standard home doors and their locks come equipped with 1" screws which provide little resistance against brute force entry.
- You can buy the most sophisticated door with the most expensive lock but it's worth nothing if it gets kicked in by a crazy method addict who wants your television or worse to get their "fix".
One of the sites I go to for various disaster preparedness ideas, The Homestead Survival, featured two videos on how to reinforce your doors. Their link and the videos are below:
