[LaneyDoll]

I think that there have been a lot of good suggestions here. But, I am going to add some that came from a class I went to once...

~ do not put your home address in your GPS. If it is stolen, a car thief now has your car AND your address. Set your GPS home location for the local police station etc.

~ see above and make sure NOTHING in your car has your address on it. The law says that your registration & insurance card must be in your car but it does not say that it has to be in there when the car is parked OR that your address cannot be hidden. (Just make a copy , white out the address & recopy). This should be acceptable but feel free to check the law in your state.

~ both the above rules are VERY important if you have a garage door opener. If a thief has your car, they now have your address AND a way in.

~ do not set boxes for expensive items by the curb for trash pick up. Really? You just bought a huge TV and now announce to the world that this house now has a huge, ultra-fab TV in it.

~ do not register your big tickets items at the store, do them later if possible. A coworker's brother has his house broken into within days of buying a new TV. They found out later that doing a registration in the store could have been the reason why.

~ do not put your home address on your luggage. Also, do not put ANY identifying tags on things that your kids use. You know what happens when your kid is wearing a shirt that says "Bob"? You just told a lot of strangers your kid's name making it easy for someone approach "Bob" with a story about his mom being hurt. After all, this person knew their name.

~finally, wasp spray can possibly be a replacement for pepper spray. One, it is cheaper and easier to buy. Two, you do not have to be as close to the attacker to use it. http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/waspspray.asp