The closer houses are together, the easier the target for shoppers. They drive in or walk in to gated communities and can easily have 100 driveways to shop at all within 20 minutes. It can well be worth those that live 20 miles away to come get several hundred dollars free for an hours' worth of work. I spent many years chasing those types of crimes, but when video became common place in the early 2000s, it really changed the game. Still was frequent, but you could put a face on the scene.
You can get a simple wireless light/video/motion that will pop on and scare anyone away at night for about 50 bucks. Sad for our area, but heavily populated areas are targets for people to travel to and commit crimes.
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