We are living in a Housing community just for military families.  It's not on a base, nor is it "secured".  There's no sentry, no gate, no sense of Security.  Why do we live here again?  Oh, the reasons go on and on why we have to live here.  [another post]  Anyway, after the summer full of burglaries and vandalism, management decided to finally hire security to roam the area from sun down to sun up.  The security drives through each court and the perimeter of the housing area with BRIGHT flashing lights atop their vehicle.  I'm no criminal, but even I know that if I was going to do something I wasn't supposed to I could do it without security catching me.  I'd see their lights from a mile away and could be done with my dirty deed before they would ever know I was there.  That's the problem.  Many people, including myself, have complained and made suggestions to how the security would be more effective without the "here we come" lights.  Not only are the flashing lights ineffective, but the way they roam the neighborhood is so routine that things could be planned and timed.  It's a joke.  I've checked neighborhood police records and there are still as many crimes as before they hired security.  Who's money is being wasted?  Hire security that will lessen the crimes in the neighborhood.  DUH! 

I've read many of the neighborhood crime reports for or area and it is obvious that military communities are targeted for burglaries and auto theft.  Why is that?  Are the people who are burglarizing members of our own community? The maintenance staff?  For all we know, it could be the security guards.  I've submitted my complaint and my suggestions.  Now I have to wait to see if anything will change.  I doubt it!!  The street light in front of our house has been out since we moved in last March.  Every time we bring it up to management and maintenance they say a work order has been placed.  That's great... almost a year later, still no lighting in the court.