My car was broken into in my driveway parked right next to the garage. When I was talking about it to some neighbors they told me someone went into their garage and stole their lawn equipment while they were home. I think you have to be careful here and on your guard just like any other place. We hired someone to do work on our house and they took a deposit and we never saw them again, so it is best to get referrals from neighbors or ask around, don't just call someone like we did, they were listed in the Village Paper, we later found out you never give a deposit, didn't know that is how it works here, where I came from that was a common practice. I think you get a false sense of safety here, you still have to be aware, I don't think it is any worse than other places but it is not free of crime.
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