Look at your home the way a burglar would.

31 yes-or-no questions from a police home security checklist. Free, about 4 minutes, scored 0 to 100.

A set of keys left hanging in a door lock, with a hand reaching toward it out of focus

What your score means

Built on the home security checklist police crime-prevention units use when they walk a home with its owners. The items a burglar tests first, like locked doors and deadbolts, count three times as much as the extras, and anything that doesn’t apply to your home is left out.

0-34Open TargetRight now your home offers little resistance. The biggest gains are habits you can change tonight.
35-54VulnerableYour home is easier to get into than most on the street. Start with the habits; they cost nothing.
55-74ExposedYour home has weak points someone could spot from the sidewalk. Most close with simple, everyday changes.
75-89GuardedMost layers are in place. The few gaps left are the kind someone looking for an easy way in notices first.
90-100FortifiedThe basics are in place and the habits are holding. Your home gives an opportunist nothing easy to work with.