15 Things Night-Shift Guards Do Every Night That Keep Burglars Away (Seniors Living Alone)

A retired security guard who worked night shift for most of 31 years walks you through his whole nightly round: 15 things he does every night, from dusk to lights out, that keep burglars away. For seniors living alone and the people who love them. Most of it costs $0, and nothing on the list costs more than $30. My book, Give Nothing Away: https://curtishayess.com/ In this video: 0:00 Arlene, Gene, and the sound at 2:40 AM 1:20 My whole night round, counting down from 15 2:36 #15 Clear the dock before dark 3:35 #14 Blinds first, then lamps 4:41 #13 Take the store out of the window 5:27 #12 A car in the driveway 6:17 Interlude: what a burglar is really shopping for 7:25 #11 The porch light 8:47 #10 Light the dark side 9:58 #9 A house that lives at random 10:49 #8 Voices in the back room 11:49 Interlude: "repeats daily" 12:53 #7 Shake every door 13:50 #6 Throw the bolt 14:37 #5 The slider out back 15:31 #4 The bedroom door 16:26 Interlude: my first night alone 17:35 #3 Nobody comes in after hours 18:46 #2 The pass-down 19:59 #1 Your post 21:56 The whole round in one breath 23:01 Tonight's homework Sources: 1. Victimization During Household Burglary — Bureau of Justice Statistics (2010): https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/victimization-during-household-burglary 2. Through the eyes of a burglar: Study provides insights on habits and motivations, importance of security — ScienceDaily / UNC Charlotte (2013): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130516160916.htm 3. We asked 86 burglars how they broke into homes — KGW Portland (2016): https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/86-burglars-say-how-they-break-into-homes/283-344213396 4. Crime in the United States 2019: Burglary — FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2020): https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/burglary 5. Reducing Crime Through Environmental Design: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of Street Lighting in New York City — NBER (2019): https://www.nber.org/papers/w25798 General safety information from a retired security guard, not legal advice. Check local codes before installing anything on a door or window. Never block a door or window you may need to escape a fire, and in an emergency, call 911. If you're the one who locks up at night, and you do it alone now, subscribe. New videos every week. Hashtags #HomeSecurity #SeniorsLivingAlone #NightRoutine #BurglaryPrevention #HomeSafety #RetiredSecurityGuard #BurglarProof #SeniorSafety #LivingAlone #AgingInPlace #CrimePrevention #NightShift