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ELI5: What stops "bad" people from going to "good" neighborhoods to do bad stuff?

You hear a lot about towns where people don't bother to lock their cars or homes. These are also presumably the towns/neighborhoods where there would be goods worth stealing. Is it just a professional courtesy on the part of the thieves?
gpt
"Bad" people will stick out like a sore thumb in a "good" neighborhood. 


Better areas will also usually have something like a neighborhood watch scheme where everyone helps look out for each other or it may even be a gated community with round-the-clock surveillance. 


Now obviously there's going to be better stuff worth stealing, but is it worth the risk of getting spotted, getting your face plastered on CCTV or walking into a rent-a-cop with a gun, when you could choose a nearby house in a bad neighborhood and make off with some TVs, laptops or smartphones that you can quickly sell off?


You've got to remember, a fence won't buy the real-high ticket items e.g jewellery, rolexes etc for full price-- not like you can complain to the manager that you're getting stiffed-- and these kind of items will usually have some kind of identifying mark that links them to the legitimate owner.

Also remember, most thieves are opportunists that just want enough money for the next hit.