• Illuminate the exterior of your business after hours
• Have locks installed on the front and rear doors made out of solid wood or steel
• Install bolts at the top and bottom of the rear door
• Make it difficult for a thief to enter your business place from the place next door
• Make certain all the windows are secured
• Do you have a safe? If "Yes", will it take two persons to unlock the safe?
• Secure your safe underneath the floor or bolt it to the floor
• Install two locks on the front door
• Install security cameras with the recorders in a safe place
• Be sure the till emptied and left open when you leave
• Employ an alarm system that is connected to a Security Company
• Check the immediate area of the bank before making deposits
• Insist on having at least two persons make bank deposits
• Discuss the security of your building with the police
• Furnished the police with the names and telephone numbers of key holders for your business place (In case of an emergency, the police may need to contact one of them)
• Install a security button to alert someone if persons in your business place are being robbed
• Take note of suspicious looking persons who enter or hang around your business place

If your company is not in compliance with two or more of the above recommended measures , there is cause for concern.To find out what you can do to make your work place safer, contact The Royal Bahamas Police.

• Install outside lights on the corners of your house at least nine feet off the ground and keep them in working order
• Equip front door with dead lock but use bolts at the rear door, top and bottom
• All sliding glass doors should be fitted with secondary lock
• Install a casement window lock on the inside of all accessible casement windows. Fit a sash window lock on the inside of all accessible sash windows. It should be fitted not more than 5” up on the inside of the upper frame
• Fit an expanding metal grille in the window frame of louvered windows. For louvered door measure the exisitng flyscreen and replace with a metal mesh grille of the same size
• Lock all windows and doors when going out
• Secure shed and garage in the same way you secure your residence. Don’t leave tools unsecured
• If there is a connecting door between the house and the garage, ensure that it is a solid door with a dead lock
• Keep curtains closed at all times so that a burglar cannot see where you are in the house
• When you are going out for the evening, leave a light on
• Make sure that household items and valuables are fully insured. Keep a record of valuables. Take photographs of expensive items and record serial numbers
• Put visible identification mark on valuables
• Do not leave keys in hiding places around the door area
• Once your home is physically secure, consider buying or renting an alarm system. Both local and monitored systems are available. Ask about incorporating fire alarms.

Vehicles: Do not leave items visible in your vehicle. If items can be seen from the outside, you increase the risk of having vehicle unlawfully entered and property stolen. Be aware – culprits may shine a flashlight through your tinted widows to identify valuables before breaking into your vehicle. Never leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running.

Items that are being stolen: Cash • Jewelry • DSS Cards • Televisions • VCR’s • Computers • Satellites • Bicycles