Home Security Surveys

Police Department | 1525 Arkansas Ln. | Grand Prairie, TX 75052 | Front Desk: 972-237-8790 | Contact

To qualify for a Texas Department of Insurance 5% premium reduction certificate your home must meet the following guidelines.

1. EXTERIOR DOORS: Must be solid core wood or metal clad, 1 3/8” thick and secured by a dead-bolt lock. This also includes the passage door from the house to the garage.
   
2. LOCKS: Deadbolt locks must lock with a minimum bolt throw of one inch, which penetrates a metal striker plate. There also need to be 3” screws attaching the strike plate.
   
3. DOUBLE DOORS: Must meet the specifications for exterior doors and have an inactive door secured by header and threshold bolts that penetrate a metal striker plate.
   
4. SLIDING GLASS DOORS: Must be secured by a secondary locking device that prevents lifting and prying.
   
5. WINDOWS: Must be secured by an auxiliary locking device or be drilled and pinned.
   
6. GARAGE DOORS: Must be secured by a locking device or have a garage door opener installed.

To qualify for an additional 15% premium reduction certificate you must have an alarm system that meets the following criteria in addition to the above listed requirements:

1. ALARM SYSTEM: All exterior openings must be connected to the alarm system, system must have an interior and exterior siren installed, be UL approved and monitored by a UL approved company. (All exterior windows, doors, and garage doors.)

For an appointment contact your local Grand Prairie Police StoreFront to schedule a Home Security Survey with the Crime Prevention Officer for your area.