We are right in the middle of Houston on a very busy city street in a nice neighborhood. That doesn’t matter, crooks just think we have more good stuff to steal so crime happens all around us. We have been fortunate.
A cross the street neighbor had his house cleaned out (and I do mean cleaned out) last year. The took his furniture, pictures off the wall and clothes out of his closet. He was at work and they spent the day there stealing his stuff.
His alarm was not sufficient . Our monitored alarm is connected to a cell number so we have no wires. We have indoor scans in case the glass breaks don’t work.
We have tried to cover all possibilities but of course, we could still get robbed. People are being followed home and accosted in the garage. it could happen.
All anyone can do is simply make it difficult and as noisy as possible for the perp to gain access or get close enough to do harm. Take as many advantages away from them as you can. A win/win situation is where they simply give up and leave. Their life is spared and homeowner is spared years of litigation and upper tens of thousands of dollars in legal expenses.