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by ineedasername 2452 days ago
Pretty much every suburban area has a decent amount of home burglary. Sure, rural areas not so much. But take a look at the the stats at the bottom of this page and you'll see lots more than Baltimore and Detroit: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-burglaries-in-t...
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> Pretty much every suburban area has a decent amount of home burglary. Sure, rural areas not so much.

But more than you'd think. Criminals are aware that they can often be in a different state before the police arrive at a rural crime scene, reducing the chance of getting caught.