"Prevention is better than cure" is a proverb that certainly applies to your safety. Many thefts, break-ins, accidents and so forth could be avoided if you take precautions.
You can take preventive action in many areas:
- You can protect your home better by locking all the doors and windows and perhaps by installing an alarm system.
- You can be more careful in the street, perhaps by leaving no unsupervised baggage anywhere.
- You can make your car, motorbike, bicycle or other vehicle thief-proof by always securing it and - if possible - by keeping it in a locked garage.
In addition, you can register your possessions. This reduces their value - at least to a potential thief - and makes them easier to trace if they are stolen.
Fortunately you do not have to do all this by yourself. There are people whose job it is to look after your safety, such as:
- Police
- Fire Brigade
- Civic guard
- Civil protection
- Private sector
However logical it sounds, people often forget these precautions as soon as they cross a national border. You can keep yourself safer abroad, too. So always make sure you are well informed about your destination country, and keep these theft prevention tips in mind when you are abroad.