Are Gated Communities Really Safer?

Study finds gated communities are not much more secure than ungated subdivisions.

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October 14, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In Central Florida, where gated communities have grown by the hundreds in the past decade, crime rates in ungated subdivisions are often as low as those in their gated neighbors...

Residential burglaries and stolen cars were reported at nearly the same rate in gated and ungated neighborhoods -- five burglaries per 100 homes and one stolen car per 100 homes."

Thanks to robert ansley

FULL STORY: Gates May Not Always Guarantee Greater Security

Friday, October 14, 2005 in The Orlando Sentinel

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