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The following practical tips can help you to reduce the risk of crime. You'll find information about:

» Personal Safety Measures

» Safety measures against theft, burglary and robbery

» Safety measures against threat and kidnapping

» Safety measures against pick-pocketing

Personal Safety Measures

* Be sincere to yourself and stay alert towards possible harm.

* Do not introduce yourself and your family to strangers unnecessarily.
* Be alert while dealing with strangers.

* Try to avoid walking alone at night and keep to well-lit main roads where possible.
* Try to avoid wearing precious ornaments unnecessarily.

* It is always worth letting someone know where you are going, the route you expect to take and when you intending to return.

* Note the contact numbers of nearby police units and contact them immediately if needed.

* Always carry your identity card or other informative cards that can be used to identify your blood group and diseases you infected with.

* Stay alert; be aware of what is going on around you.

Safety measures against theft, burglary and robbery

* Try to avoid walking alone with precious ornaments or large sum of money.

* Co-ordinate and co-operate with your neighbors in fighting out criminals from society.

* Be alert while dealing with strangers and before welcoming them to your residential compound.
* Be alert of strangers in your society.

* If possible, try to use safety equipments in your home like emergency alarms, CCTV etc.
* Keep complete update address with picture of people staying in rent in your home.
* Be alert of trace passers and unidentified people in your society.
* If possible, keep your home compound well lit.
* Keep dog for security, in possible.
* Close doors and windows properly if you are leaving home.
* Close unused rooms and passages properly.
* Never give chance to criminals and stay safe and alert all the time.

Safety measures against threat and kidnapping

* Try to avoid walking in lonely places.
* Install caller-id in telephone and record incoming calls.

* Co-ordinate and co-operate with your neighbors  in fighting out criminals from society.

* If you receive any fraudulent calls then keep patience and figure out as much information of the caller as possible. Like : telephone number, vehicle number,

recognize caller's voice etc.
* Try avoiding loneliness of children.

* Notice the routes used by your children for their school and their friends and keep contact number of their guardians of their friends
* Never open your door for strangers before their identification at night.
* Call police or neighbors for help in your emergency conditions

Safety measures against pick-pocketing

* If you are carrying a large sum of money then try to avoid walking alone.
* Do not use public means of transport in such conditions if possible.
* Pay attention to your money bag in the crowd and fair.

* Act normally even when you are carrying large sum of money; never let others suspect of it.
* Stay alert; be aware of what is going on around you.

"Never let criminals chance for crime and inform police in such suspicious

conditions as soon as possible."