Crime Prevention Tips

• Don’t leave valuables unsecured outside the home.
• Ensure doors have deadbolts and windows have security locks.
• When you leave your home, ensure windows are closed or locked – even on higher levels.
• Consider a light timer when you are away from home.
• Install motion sensor lights outside your home.
• Document serial numbers of your electronics and take photos of your valuables.
• If you suspect suspicious activity around your home or in your neighbourhood, call the non-emergency line. If you see a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
• If you would like an assessment of your home, call the DPD non-emergency line during regular business hours to make an appointment.

• Never leave valuables in your vehicle including cash or spare change, sunglasses, important documents (passports, etc), wallets, GPS devices, garage door openers, laptops and tablets.
• If you have to leave valuables in your vehicle, keep them out of sight.
• Take any extra (valet) keys out of your vehicle.
• Always lock your doors.
• If you have a steering wheel lock, make sure you use it.
• Park in well-lit areas.
• If you have a garage, use it.

• Ask someone you trust to check on your home and move your mail and newspapers inside.
• Install timers on indoor lights.
• Ensure motion sensor lights outside your home are working.
• Considering registering for CASA (vacation home checks) through Delta Community Police Offices

• Always wear bright coloured or reflective clothing.
• Use extra caution in the dark winter months.
• Make eye contact with drivers before stepping in front of a vehicle.
• Use marked cross-walks and only enter crosswalks when safe.
• Do not jaywalk.
• In order to maintain good awareness of your surroundings, don’t walk while wearing ear buds or headphones.

• Be Conspicuous
  – Wear bright coloured or reflective clothing and use reflective devices.
• Be predictable
  – Always obey the rules of the road including stop signs. If you are in a lane that turns right, people will expect you to turn right.
  – Use bike lanes if they are available.
• Be aware
  – Use caution around parked vehicles.
  – The majority of collisions between vehicles and cyclists occur in intersections.

The Top 5

• Wearing a helmet is the law.
• Stay to the right (but 1 metre from the curb to avoid obstacles).
• In the dark, bikes must be equipped with a headlight and a tail light.
• No side-by-side riding on the roadway.
• No riding in a crosswalk.

For more information, go to www.icbc.com/road-safety/sharing/Pages/cycling-safety.aspx

• Keep the computer in a common area.
• Talk to children and teens about internet use including:
  – Keeping passwords private.
  – Never giving out personal information.
  – Never arranging to meet someone he/she met online.
  – Never replying to messages that make them uncomfortable.
  – Never send revealing photos of themselves.
  – Knowing who friends are on their social media pages.
• Report any suspicious activity to the police.

For more information, go to www.cybersafebc.ca/resources