Personal Safety Quiz - Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Suzy Lamplugh Trust
Personal Safety Quiz
Take a few minutes to complete this quiz and find out if
you are as safe as possible in and around your home?
Question 1: If you’re walking down the street listening to music, you’re more likely to…?
a) Be distracted and therefore unlikely to see danger approaching
b) Look cool, so no-one will want to mess with you
c) Look distracted, which means no-one will bother you
Question 2: True or False
It is safest to wait until you get to your front door to get your keys out of your bag/pockets, as you have
more time to rummage for them.
Question 3: What should you do if you feel you are being followed?
a) Confront the person you think is following you
b) Continue walking but walk quickly towards somewhere you know is safe
c) Call home to tell someone
Question 4: Where is the safest place to go when you feel in danger?
a) A shop or pub where there are lots of people
b) An empty park where there is no-one to bother you
c) Anywhere away from where you currently are.

Question 5: True or false?
Personal safety alarms are just for females.
Is the entrance to your home designed for safety?
Question 6: Is it better to have?
a) A well-lit front door area where people can see you leave and enter the house at night
Or
b) A dark front door area where you can leave and enter your house at night, without neighbours
knowing
Question 7: What is a good way to use your front garden to deter intruders?
a) Grow high hedges and big bushes
b) Plant dense and thorny plants under your windows
c) Do both.
Question 8: True or False
Gravel on pathways and driveways are a good deterrent to thieves
Do you keep your home secure?
Question 9: It’s the summer and really warm in your house, what’s the best option to take?
a) Open one window you’ll always be in eyesight of really wide to let in a lot of air.
b) Open a couple of windows around the house to let in lots of air.
c) Open a lot of windows a little and lock them.

Question 10: You get back home after being out and something seems wrong. What’s the best course of
action?
a) Call the police and wait outside for them to arrive.
b) Enter your house to check what’s happened
c) Come back at a later time
Do you live alone? Are you safe?
Question 11: One of your friends suggests you should let each other know that you are safe each night.
How do you respond?
a) Let them know you will call them if anything happens
b) Arrange to call them each night at a set time
c) Say not to bother as nothing has happened to you yet while living alone.
Do you take precautions against bogus callers?
Question 12: What’s the best way to verify a company identification card?
a) Check to see if the card’s picture matches the person
b) Take the card and quiz the name of the person
c) Call the company and confirm the person works for them.
Question 13: True or False?
It is rude not to let someone into your house
Question 14: If you hear a knock at your front door, which of the following should you do before
opening it?
a) Lock the back door
b) Check who it is through a spy hole or side window
c) Put the door chain on if you have one

Answers
Question 1
a = 3; b = 0; c = 0
Thieves target people who are not paying attention because they are unlikely to see trouble
approaching. You might look cool to some people but you will also look like a perfect victim to a
thief.
Question 2
True = 0 False = 3
You should have your keys out ready to use before you get to your front door so that you can enter
quickly. If you are stuck on the doorstep whilst you fumble around for your keys, you could be
putting yourself in danger.
Question 3
a = 0; b = 3; c = 0
The safest place to go when you feel in danger is towards other people, so head for a busy
street/shop/ pub/garage etc. Never confront someone who you think could be a possible threat to
you. Calling someone may make you feel safer but the person you are calling can’t actually help you
if you are in danger - and talking to them will distract you from your surroundings when you should
be staying alert to what is happening around you.
Question 4
a = 3; b = 0; c = 0
Head for a pub/shop/garage or even a busy street; you will be safer where there a lots of people.
Question 5
True = 0 False = 3
Personal safety alarms are not just for females. The purpose of a personal alarm is not to attract help
but to shock an attacker giving you vital seconds to get away. Therefore they are an effective tool that
could help anyone get out of a difficult situation.
Question 6
a = 3; b = 0
A well-lit front door is more likely to deter intruders, as they would more easily be seen trying to enter
your house. Whereas they would welcome a dark or concealed entrances to the property, as these
would prevent neighbours and passer-by seeing them breaking in.

Question 7
a = 0; b = 3; c = 0
Growing high hedges and big bushes, hides your house, which can encourage any potential intruders.
Whereas growing thorny plants underneath your windows can deter intruders from breaking in through
them.
Question 8
True = 3 False = 0
Crunchy gravel can act as a deterrent because the noise of it could easily warn someone of an intruder.
Question 9
a = 0; b = 0; c = 3
Open windows are a point of entry for outside people, even if you keep your eye on an open window
people may still be able to get in before you can react. Locking windows a little bit of the way lets some
air in but stops the ability to enter.
Question 10
a = 3; b = 0; c = 0
If you feel something is wrong, it is unwise to enter the property alone. Call the police and wait for
them to arrive and check it out.
Question 11
a = 0; b = 3; c = 0
If something happens to you, while you live alone, it could be a while until anyone else notices. Agreeing
to call a friend each night, even just a quick text, logs you in with someone. If they don’t hear from you
when expected, they can then call you/go round to your house to check if there is a problem.
Question 12
a = 0; b = 0; c = 3
It's sometimes difficult to know if an identification card is legitimate or not. The best way to do this is to
ask the caller to wait outside whilst you check with their company. If they are legitimate, this should not
be a problem for them. You can then call the company to check that they are who they say they are.
Make sure you get the number from directories and don’t just use the one printed on the card.
Question 13
True = 0 False = 3
It is not rude to deny someone access to your home if you don't know them or trust them. Never let
someone into your home because you think it’s bad manners to keep them waiting on the doorstep or
refuse them entry.
Question 14
a = 3; b = 3; c = 3
These are all good ideas. There is no point having all the security measures in place if you then just open
the door without checking if you know the person. If you don’t know them/are not expecting them, then
put the safety chain on if you have one until you check their identity. If you have a back door, make sure
you lock it before opening the front door, as thieves have been known to work in pairs, with one
distracting the resident at the front door while the other enters through the back door.