Criminals prefer easy targets majority of the time.
Criminals vary in "skill sets", or levels of crime life.
Some are your basic wanna be street punks, doing snatch and grab crimeswhile some are professional in bypassing alarms, burning safes, and some have other skills sets such as arson, kidnapping or blackmail.
Reality is, most folks will never know they have encountered some types of criminals in daily affairs.
Nice Couple, dressed in real nice clothes, well groomed, nice jlry, and driving a nice car, - case a business, then later kidnap the wife and /or kids so the owner is forced to open a business after hours.
These same folks can spot a mom with 4 kids, in a minivan, at a gas station, Wal-Mart parking lot, the bank, etc- CCW-ing a Glock at appendix position and knows she is heading to,or returning from the range.
We have some criminals that know how to shoot, It looks like a IDPA or IPSC match.
They know, and they know more about defensive shooting than many that CCW.
It has always been this way, seriously, just for some reason, even with Internet, folks are still not aware.
Vegas-
Yep, the folks are watching folks and always have.
Just like they do other Casino and Gambling locations.
People advertise way too much, and with Internet, and Cell Phones, it is easier to make a Target in Vegas, or Mississippi, or Oklahoma, and then hit then at home while they are still in town , or after they arrive home.
I know, I have spoken to the victims, and have been in on interviews with criminals.
Pocket Clips, Waterman Fountain Pens, Louis Vouton purses, Lexus keys, Leather checkbook holder, BDUs, Firearm stickers and vanity plates, tactical boots...
Not a new thing, just the way it has always been.
If one ever gets a chance to sit and visit with a Prostitute, and a Pick Pocket - do so.
It will blow your mind how much they can tell you, about you, and you did not tell them anything!
These are two types of folks on the Streets, that are a bit more "safe" as opposed to ex cons for some to visit with.
Sorry for the drift.
I have my druthers on some things based on my life experiences, observations and environments such as "street level".
BullfrogKen, Jeff White, others and I have shared in private about all this.