Our home was broken into, need tips for securing gates and home

Our home was broken into last week and it’s been a nightmare since then. We both don’t feel safe anymore and sleep terribly. I hate being violated like this and despite losing a lot of valuables, the most precious thing we lost is the peace of mind and feeling of safety.

We live in the city and have a 6ft chain link fence with privacy slats surrounding the back of our house and yard.

They cut my chain I had on both the side gate and our back gate and broke in through a window.

What is the safest way I can lock these gates? I’ve been looking at bike locks but not sure what to do. For now I just have the heaviest duty chain I could find at a home improvement store and have it locked with a master lock.

We got cameras just waiting for an electric company to install them outside. Also have a ring doorbell now and inside camera.

What more can I do to secure our home and feel safe again?

I want to get window security bars but they are ugly and my girlfriend is opposed to it. What more can I do to feel safe?

Thanks for the help

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August 3, 2023
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