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Maybe it's just me but I'm the opposite...I think having lights on make a potential criminal's job much easier since they can see to do their "dirty work"...Without light, the criminal will have to either use a flashlight which is a BIG giveaway to anyone watching from afar, OR they will have to "feel their way" and become clumsy, bumbling, and noisy at what they are trying to do since they can't see well...That noise will probably alert me where I can introduce them to "my little friend"...Not to mention that *I* know my property/house much better than a stranger would, therefore I have the advantage in the dark...
@EddyFree: that's ridiculous. Almost as ridiculous as don't wear your seatbelt so you can be thrown clear of the accident. You cannot be serious.
@GregButtle:
Yep, I'm serious...I know it may seem "out of the box", but it IS a controversial issue(light and crime)...
Although incomplete(IMO), here's a wikipedia article about it:
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_lighting