Burgulars Usually Know Their Victims Personally

A major misperception among average people regarding criminals, are that criminals aren't very intelligent. The truth is that criminals are extemely intelligent, especially when it comes to burglary. When a burglar invades someone's home to plunders their valuables, they rarely burglarize a place that they've never been to before. Burgulars know what they want before they enter a home and usually only take what they came for. Many burgularies happen every week, and in most of those cases the victims don't know who did it because they don't want to suspect someone that is close to them. Something to keep in mind is that if they entered your home, you probably know them.

Reminding ourselves that burglars are intelligent, if they burgularized your home, chances are that they've been there before. If they hadn't, how would they know how to enter without breaking a window or kicking a door in? Even if they did have to break in, how would they know what time no one would be home? Robbers and burglars don't want to be confronted by people. They just want the valuables they intend to take and that's it. Robberies often turn into murders when the robbers are confronted by people. Since burgulars usually know their victims, it's even more of a reason why they will not attempt the burgulary unless they know that nobody is home.

The easiest way to tell if a burgulary was done by someone you know is by analyzing what was taken. Burgulars who just run up in a place that they've never been before will usually tear a place up, looking for things of value because they do not know where they are located. A burgular who knows their victims, usually know them well enough that they already know where the goods are, and go straight for them. They touch nothing but the valuables they intend to take. How much more obvious can it be that a burgular knows who they are burgularizing than them knowing exactly where the valuables are located before they invade?

If you have ever been burgularized or know someone who has, and the burgular was never caught, you may want to consider those who are close to you or who have been inside of your home before. Just this passed December in Lithonia, GA, a lady's home was burgularized and the only things that were taken were some loose pieces of jewelry that she rarely wore. The only people who live with her are her daughter and her grandson. Her daughter has been known to use drugs. Do you think that some random person did this? They knew exactly when no one would be there, and exactly where the goods were.

We need to start being more careful of who we let into our homes, and those who we do let in, need to be limited to certain areas of the home. Some of us like to brag about the nice things we own, and may just be setting ourselves up to be robbed. Knowing this personally, I have had roomates and girlfriends who have lived with me for years, and to this day, do not know some of the valuable items I own. As a rule of thumb, trust no one. It is possible to still be a loving, giving, kind hearted individual without giving 100% of your trust to people.