Curbing high rise burglaries
NRMA Insurance has awarded Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) a $5,000 Community Help grant in a bid to curb Spiderman-style high-rise break-and-enters.
GCCC will create the Screening Out Crime project to reduce apartment burglaries and help dispel the myth that high-rise residents are not at risk. The council and local police will distribute safety kits including a security booklet on multi-residential living, plastic door shields, and stickers to remind residents to lock their doors.
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke said a large number of residents lived in high rises along the coastal strip and a significant proportion of the millions of holiday-makers who visited the Gold Coast each year also chose to stay in high-rise apartments.
“These factors make this project particularly relevant to our city,” he said.
NRMA Insurance claims research shows unit dwellers experience 20% more burglaries than residents in free-standing houses, so the company is keen to support programs which reduce the risk.
The council was one of 14 Queensland groups to receive an NRMA Insurance Community Help grant for 2006.
The NRMA Insurance Community Help program was initiated by employees in 2003 to lend a helping hand to community organisations involved in reducing risk and improving safety, which in turn helps keep insurance premiums affordable for the wider community.
