Are Gated Communities Safer?

Better protection from criminal activity is often what prompts individuals to buy homes in gated communities. And they’re right. According to a 2013 Department of Justice report, “In the 2004–11 period, residences located in gated or walled communities (20.1 burglaries per 1,000 households) were burglarized at a lower rate than residences not located in gated […]