You don’t have to read the newspapers or watch the news to know that crime is growing rapidly. But what are the top stories – murder, rape, kidnapping, burglary -- they’re all included.

Here are three different crime scenarios -- one or more could affect you some day.

Scenario 1: It’s 2:00 AM and you hear a noise downstairs. You know it’s not your wife, children or pet so it must be a burglar. Now, do you go downstairs in your pajamas with a golf club to stop someone who has already heard you coming and is waiting for you? Or, do you call the police and hope they get there before the intruder comes upstairs to confront you?

Scenario 2: What if you’ve worked past dark and are going to your car in the parking lot. With your luck it will be poorly lit. Robbers and muggers know these places and just wait for someone trying to find their car. What do you do when he approaches you and asks for your money? Hopefully you’ll just give it to him and he’ll go away. But what if he doesn’t?

Scenario 3: Your child is walking home from school and a stranger approaches him or her. “Come on, little boy, get in my car and I’ll let you play with my puppy”. What does your child do?

Sounds pretty bad doesn’t it? How can we keep our families, home and business safe and secure in today’s world?

Well here are some ideas. Remember the three scenarios that I told you about at the top of this article? Here’s one solution for each of them: