I live in a majority White and wealthy town that is unfortunately a short drive away from a poor and majority non-White city. The crime in the area has quadrupled in the last 10 years, and is done exclusively by the usual suspects from the city that come into town to rob and steal. I have been the victim of multiple property thefts, every other home on the street has been burgalrized and neighbours have been jumped and robbed on their driveways and victims of car jackings. This is in a nice and quiet neighbourhood with $1-2 million homes.

This kind of stuff dramatically changes your quality of life. I'm always paranoid about locking my stuff up now, keeping a low profile and looking out for who might be snooping around the property. I also have a good guard dog and my PAL now.