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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Live in a safe neighborhood[/quote]

Aren't the safe (i.e low street crime, higher SES) neighborhoods those are most often targeted by burglars. We live in one of those and I hear about burglaries quite often.[/quote]

Those places are targeted by more sophisticated, experienced thieves, not the ones who see a target of opportunity. Very little is going to stop a professional thief once he has decided your house is a good target. That's where mitigation efforts (cameras, registries of your stuff, insurance, etc.) comes into play.

That being said, neighborhoods that have security patrols, limited access (ie only a couple of ways in and out of the neighborhood by car and limited foot options), lots of well-lit streets,[b] houses that are relatively close[/b] (ie <1/2 acre-ish lots so you can actually see your neighbors' house), living on a cul de sac so the chance of being observed going in/out is higher, picking a house deep in the neighborhood rather than on the edge, and things like that all make a neighborhood and particular streets/houses in that neighborhood less likely to be targeted. [/quote]

My friends that live on close together lots say that the only things the nosy neighbors notice is irrelevant; when their houses were hit by burglars, no on noticed a thing, unfortunately.

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That's unfortunate for your friends, however, it's still true that the possibility of neighbors seeing something makes a house a less attractive target. 
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Unfortunately for you, this is not always the case, based on a real life case samples, in a close in suburb, which gets hit often.  The rest of what you cite is true, however.  Avoiding cut through neighborhoods is key to avoiding break ins, as a resident.

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