~apter It Can t Happen to Me But then one evening while we were out, it did happen... Our home was burglarized! OUR HOME! Let me tell you it was a shattering experi- ence -- hassling with the insurance com- pany, our lingering anxiety, the memory of belongings pawed through, strewn about. (\"It could have been worse. Thank God our daughter wasn t home sleeping...\") Last week a neighbor came home from vacation to a scene of appalling vandalism. House broken into. Upstairs bathtub plug. ged, the water left running. Freezer full of meat standing wide open. Soft drinks dumped into the piano and color TV. Mind- less ruin to the tune of thousands of dollars! Can t happen to you? Look around your home. Can burglars get in by breaking a window or prying a door lock? You ll probably find entry is simple even for an amateur. \"Luckily, I Live in a Safe Neighborhood... \" The safe neighborhoods of yesterday.., suburbia ... are the areas experiencing the greatest growth of break-ins today. That s where people with above average incomes congregate. Their affluence means more personal possessions, more TVs, more jewelry, more stamp and coin collections.., and more crime
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