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In today's modern world no matter where in the USA you live sooner or later crime appears. Sometimes it is the children of owners, sometimes it is an owner, sometimes it is a tenant, or a visitor doing the crime. Prevention is of course much smarter than figuring out who did it. From what you write you are on the right path with the lighting. However, I note a critical step may have been missed. Have someone from the HOA contact the local law enforcement agency (police, sheriff, constable, whichever) that responds to crimes in your area and invite them to the next meeting. Ask them to bring a list of incident types in the HOA area (see crime reports . com, it is possible the list for your area is already posted there). Having the list is a good first step to assessing the size and scope of the problem. Ask the assigned LEO rep what it is the HOA can do to reduce the number of incidents. It may be something like lighting, it may be something like alerts put in the newsletters, it may even be something like recommendations for landlords involving background checks for tenants. BTW, car theft is often a teenager. Looking at where the car was recovered may give a clue as to what the age of the thief was. I.e, found parked near a concert hall, back of the local HS, etc.

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