I was running late this morning... left home for the farm at about 5:15

[haele]

1. Having lived in both middle/working class neighborhoods...

...and in the "hood" on a cult de sac just block away from the boundary intersection of three different gangs, the only times I've ever experienced a break in, burglary, or car theft was in several of the middle classed white neighborhoods. And the few burglars or thieves were inevitably teens (or their "friends" ) living on the block or, in one case, a transient gang associated with the various out of state "traveller" groups who just happened to pick that neighborhood to hit before moving on to the next city.

The time I lived in the 'hood, my street was basically working class renters or gang member's grannies or Abuelas. Break-ins didn't happen unless it was something personal. Unfortunately, generally domestic.