We'll leave a light on...for safety

Perhaps one of the biggest thing s we've done to improve our block was the installation of a handful of spot light on the exterior of the house. One on the side to kill the dark spot that a couple of would be snatch and grab kids used against us to try to get our cell phone on our second day here in Easton, one in the front yard to illuminate the side walk and a few out back after we found a neighbors teen aged child in our back yard looking through our windows.
These things don't happen to us anymore.
We use, standard walmart outdoor spot light, (about four buck a pop) and CFL flood lights (about nine bucks a pop- but way cheaper to run all day and night than standard ones).
All in all about a hundred dollar out lay and maybe fifteen extra dollars a month on the electric bill and we are far safer than we were and our block is as well. Lighting has been proven to cut down on crime and it is a very cheap solution to a nasty social problem. So if nothing else folks, leave the porch light on, 24/7 if you must.
Thanks,
David Caines