Seeing a lot more of this during work hours; however, the kids are at home after school so the house isn't empty. Happened to the grandson of a friend - the kid hid in a closet off the bathroom and prayed for his life. If more bad guys get killed by kids defending themselves while "home alone", the bad guys will be thinking twice about home invasions ..... thus the purpose of having a gun and knowing how to use it. Teach your children well.
There is what’s called the “2pm to 2am rule”, in that this is when most violent crimes happen.
Another useful screen is to look for local maps that list crime in a neighborhood. Many criminals are intensely modus operandi oriented, and hit the same residences, or neighborhoods, type of victim, time of day, etc., over and over again.
A police saying is that if they do it once and get away with it, they will keep doing it that way, even if they get arrested five times in a row.
I knew one imbecile who burgled the same lady’s house four times in a row. The last two times, when she called the police, they just went right to the burglar’s parents home, collected her stuff and arrested him, before even going to her home.
And ever single time he had punched a hole through the wall in her laundry room to get inside. Boy was not very bright.