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Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by kube-system on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:00PM (#32254037)
Crimes of opportunity are also the most common crimes in places with more crime.

What’s awesome is living somewhere that crimes of opportunity don’t even happen. There are still places where people don’t lock doors because they don’t need to.

Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by technothrasher on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @09:41PM (#32259457)
> There are still places where people don’t lock doors because they don’t need to.

Yep. I grew up not ever locking our doors, and I still don't. I even usually leave the keys in my cars in the driveway, especially in the one that the neighbors all know they can borrow if needed. I do have a dog who will bark when anybody unknown approaches the house, though.

When I lived in the city for a few years, I did lock my doors, but I left my car unlocked. I would relatively frequently come out to the car in the morning and it was obvious that somebody had rummaged around in it. But I didn't really care, and it was better than having the windows smashed, which did happen in that neighborhood.

Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by stanislavb on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:54PM (#32255942)
I’d say that lots of areas in Australia are like that. Even in big cities like Syd and Melb.
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by kube-system on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:17PM (#32256292)
I live in a medium sized US city and my truck has been parked on a city street with tools in it, unlocked, for two years. Most people lock their doors here, but even in a city known for a medium amount of crime, it isn't really that bad.
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by tharkun__ on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:52PM (#32256787)
Opposite anecdote: car was broken into to steal the stereo (yes its been a while ;)). The door lock was damaged and wouldn't close any longer.

A day later the car was broken into again. While the lock was still broken and no stereo in the car. Someone smashed in the side window and left the door ajar too. Nothing got stolenthat time around.

Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by ghostbrainalpha on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @06:12PM (#32257700)
Worst part about it was that it was probably the same person breaking in both times.
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by worthless-trash on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @08:31PM (#32259004)
Yep, they saw something last time they wanted and didnt get it.
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by kube-system on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:54PM (#32256827)
The one time I had my car broken into was in a nice quiet town with low crime. But I was on a not-so-great street. Crime is pretty localized. Most criminals don't go very far out of their way.
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by lovemenot on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @08:03PM (#32258757)
In Japan many people use flimsy locks on bikes. It is not to deter a determined thief, but to mitigate the possibility of an opportunistic "borrowing".
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by midoridensha on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @08:31PM (#32259003)
Just about all the bike locks I've seen here are flimsy, and most only used to lock the wheel to the frame so it can't be ridden away. Most bike thefts are from drunk salarymen "borrowing" a bike to ride home (riding while drunk is illegal BTW, just like driving drunk).
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by sumo89 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:36AM (#32261767)
I've the same about the Netherlands. Everyone knows it's a country with huge bicycle ownership and use, then later people discover it also has huge bicycle theft. From talking to people that have lived there, anecdotally all the theft is drunk or mistaken "borrowing".
Re:Fake Dog for Home Security by aneeshnl on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:39PM (#32259918)
My childhood home didn't had a lock. We were all surrounded by relatives. Everyone knew everyone else. Sadly, not anymore. (I am from Kerala, India)