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LowIQTrash » 05 Dec 2024, 7:28 pm » wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2024, 7:28 pm

I doubt that’s likely since 50% of them are on vacation / away from home. Who’s going to stop break ins / shoot perpetrators if the hosts are gone?

All systems and forces adapt over time. Thieves targeting wealthy suburbs with house prices in the top 1.5% within a locale will become a thing.

I don't see it.
Wealthy suburban homes represent a far greater risk to a thief than those of the poor and middle class.
First off, most homes of the wealthy have alarm systems tied directly to the police.  A break-in notifies them immediately and the police response time in wealthier neighborhoods is much faster, and the thieves know it.
Second, many wealthy suburban homes are in gated communities with a guard stationed there 24 hours. They allow no one through without contact from the homeowner.
Third, most homes in the wealthy suburbs have at least a two-car garage, making hard for a thief to determine whether or not a home is occupied at the time.
Fourth, most wealthy homeowners are wise enough to protect themselves with a handgun or shotgun in the home.

I've relocated to a wealthy, gated adult community of about 1100 homes just under a year ago when I retired.  I have an alarm system tied into the police station that's about two miles away.  I have a two car garage, and a 24 hour guard in our gatehouse.  And I have a shotgun that's easily accessible if someone were to break in.  There hasn't been a single case of thieves breaking in to any home in my community since the development was completed in 1999.

I'm not a bit worried about the security of my home as a result.