[paulddraper]

> The potential cost is a breakin?

Absolutely. In exchange, however, I get better visibility, and lower cost windows.

Those advantages are meaningful enough that my house does not have bars on the windows.

[fragmede]

Isn't that more a statement that you're lucky enough to live somewhere that you don't need them? The real question is how many home invasions would you put up with before hardening your security, in more ways than just bars on your windows?

[paulddraper]

Yes, in different circumstances, I would have bars on my windows.