Building Safer Communities (Tips for Territorians) - Northern Territory Department of Justice

This section provides some advice and information to help you become a partner in crime prevention and community safety.

Personal Safety

Personal Awareness

The Door-to-Door Salesperson - things to remember when salespeople come to your home.

Protecting Your Property

Crime Prevention Around Your Home - a video presentation

Security Around the Home

Get to Know Your Neighbours

Reporting Crime

Recording Suspicious Vehicles

Planning a Holiday?

Use this checklist for advice and information on how to protect your home while you’re on holiday.

Operation Identification

Operation Identification is a project designed to discourage the theft of valuables from your home. This is achieved by you placing an identifying mark on items of value that could be stolen. Visit the NT Po lice website to find out more.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

The principle of CPTED can be utilised in all dwellings, domestic, commercial and industrial developments. Find out how you can help prevent crime and increase safety through the design and features of your home or business and its surroundings.

Virtual Tours

Virtual Tours are interactive computer programs which enable you to conduct safety and security audits using sophisticated 360° digital imaging (prepared by Neighbourhood Watch).

Crime Prevention Toolkits

Advice and information to reduce the risk of commercial burglary and graffiti (prepared by Crime Prevention Victoria).

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Last Updated: 16/05/06