history: My wife and I have been quite scared lately.  There has been a rash of burglaries and robberies in our neighborhood lately and some have involved violence against the home owners!
current: My wife and I have been quite scared lately. There has been a rash of burglaries and robberies in our neighborhood lately and some have involved violence against the home owners!
next: Good reason to be scared.  What steps are you both taking to increase security?