Police departments across the country post every night to remind people to do the 9PM Routine: Lock your car doors, hide or bring in valuables and lock your residence doors. Keeping exterior home and business lights on help prevent crime too! Police worry about criminals noticing an item in a car, checking the doors to see if they are locked, and then committing the burglary because the doors are not locked. The 9 pm Routine is a small action that can have a big payoff - the prevention of a crime. Help us prevent crime by participating in the 9PM Routine each night.
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The idea of "9PM Routine" is to encourage people to take a few simple steps every night at 9 p.m. to help prevent theft and keep their homes and vehicles safe. Burglars are criminals of opportunity. The easier it is to burglarize your home without getting caught, the more likely they are to commit the crime. If you make burglarizing your house a bit more difficult, you reduce the likelihood of your house getting hit.