“the route to upward mobility for disadvantaged minorities is dependent on their relocation to more affluent areas, where they will have access to more services“
I think they mean “more access to affluent victims and softer targets to break into”
Harden both yourself and your home before this cancer metastasizes.
Not just alarms, but kick proof doors, security glass and security screens, fix flaws in garage doors, skylights, bars on key windows, firearms and training, then wired cameras, lights, etc. Figure out if your HOA can put up walls and gates.
I am seeing this all over my California neighborhood - high walls going up in the front, with cameras mounted on every corner - and strong gates for entry. Walls that are 9 or 10 feet high - even though the legal limit in my town is four feet in the front, nine in the back.