To be fair on James, the plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data' and a lot of the challenges to his post seem based on anecdotal evidence. I'm sure if I was burgled and heard of other similar stories, I'd be thinking there was a crime wave going on, but the stats say that's not the case. That doesn't mean to say each individual case isn't heartbreaking to the victim. But, make sure you do report it to the police if something does happen. They can only count what they are told about.