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I lived in an apartment in Lexington, KY - a college town - near the campus (arent; those the BEST areas??? lol) and right before Memorial Day weekend- during which time I was to be out of town on a 3-day weekend trip, I installed a simple alarm system. The kind that have little magnet sensors on the doors and windows - and they radio back to a central unit with a keypad - the whole thing probably cost me about $120.

When I returned on Monday - my door had been jimmied open with a crowbar or large screwdriver, but by the time the would-be burglers got in, the alarm went off and probably nearly scared them to death.

It's a creepy feeling to walk around your apartment - not knowing if someone is still in there... slowly looking to be sure all of your stuff is still there. I got lucky - they got nothing from me. But had I not installed that alarm system, I have no doubt that they would have cleaned me out!