Neighborhood watch..... since I'm keeping rather abnormal sleeping hours these days, quite often I am sitting in front of the computer between 2 and 5 am. My guess is that the neighborhood watch patrol car goes by my house on average every 2-3 hours after dark. After dark, I'm sure their primary mission is neighborhood security not deed compliance violations.
I have never seen a Sumter County Sheriff just routinely patrolling in my neighborhood, but, do see them quite often on Canal, Odell, Morse, BV, etc main streets. One of my neighbors unfortunately backed his vehicle into a parked work van not too long ago....Sumter Sheriff was here within 20 minutes to investigate/mediate.
These are my personal observations. Yes, there are property crimes within the Villages, and I doubt all are reported in the Daily Sun, but, I'm a numbers person..... the number of incidents is incredibly low for a community of this size and breadth.
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Maryland (DC Suburbs) - first 51 years 
The Villages - next 51 years 
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