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Practical prevention guides
Household theft and burglary
Resources for home residents
- Burglar beware
Western Australia Office of Crime Prevention and Western Australia Police Service - Home safety and security advice
Neighbourhood Watch Victoria - Lock burglars out! (PDF 705kB)
National Crime Prevention. Brochure containing general guidelines for increasing security at home. - Burglary and break-ins : prevention tips
NRMA - A kit for protecting your home from intruders (PDF 1.08MB)
National Crime Prevention. Includes information for victims of home burglaries; guidelines for increasing home and vehicle security, maintaining a property inventory and insuring property; and a home safety-audit checklist - Home and street safety kit (PDF 653kB)
Canterbury City Council, New South Wales - Operation Identification
Northern Territory Neighbourhood Watch - Property identification
Queensland Police Service - ACT home safety and security handbook
ACT Policing - Keep it safe. Keep it hidden. Keep it locked (PDF 1.05MB)
Home Office (UK). 16-page leaflet contains simple tips to protect against robbery, burglary and vehicle crime.
Resources for practitioners
- Domestic burglary toolkit
Crime Reduction (UK) - Burglary of single family houses
Deborah Lamm Weisel, Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (US)
See also: Household burglary (main page)
Property crime on building sites
- Building site crime prevention information pack (PDF 1.06MB)
City of Casey Council, Victoria. Information pack is included as the appendix, p.61. - Building site security : strategies to reduce building site theft and vandalism (PDF 243kB)
South Australia Police. Educational brochure for tradespeople - Building theft affects you (PDF 98kB)
South Australia Police. Educational brochure for home owners and renovators
See also: Property crime on building sites (research and projects)
Graffiti and vandalism
General resources
- Graffiti - problem-oriented policing guide
Deborah Lamm Weisel, Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (US) - Goodbye graffiti
Western Australia Office of Crime Prevention - New South Wales graffiti information website
New South Wales Government
Resources for communities and local governments
- Goodbye graffiti
Western Australia Office of Crime Prevention - NSW graffiti solutions handbook for local government, planners, designers and developers
New South Wales Premier's Department, 2000 - Graffiti prevention guidelines
Brisbane City Council, Queensland
Resources for retailers and other businesses
- Preventing graffiti
Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, Crime prevention service. Practical advice for businesses - Retailer's anti-graffiti resource kit
New South Wales Government - Graffiti vandalism : how to reduce your risk (PDF 67kB)
Retail Crime Prevention Project, Cities of Mitcham and Unley Crime Prevention Program, South Australia, 2000
See also: Graffiti and vandalism (main page)
Vehicle theft
- Preventing car theft and crime in car parks
Susan Geason and Paul R Wilson, Crime prevention series, 1990
Resources for communities, organisations and practitioners
- Tackling vehicle theft : a guide for local communities, 2004 (PDF 302kB)
National Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Council - Thefts of and from cars in parking facilities - Problem-oriented policing guide
Ronald V Clarke, Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (US) - Vehicle crime toolkit
Crime Reduction (UK)
Resources for vehicle owners
- Information for motorists
National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council - Motor vehicle crime : protect your car and valuables (PDF 267kB)
Carsafe, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council - Keep it safe. Keep it hidden. Keep it locked (PDF 1.05MB)
Home Office (UK). 16-page leaflet contains simple tips to protect against robbery, burglary and vehicle crime. - Bicycle security | Motor vehicle security
Queensland Police Service - Help, to secure your car
NRMA
See also: Vehicle theft (main page)