The fear of theft keeps bicycles and cars locked inside garages, he said. They broke into the neighbor's garage and took bicycles. You don't even report those to police because they'll never find them. South Natomas is a growing community north of the American River with both commercial and residential projects under way. But that growth has brought problems, too.
Car theft is the most commonly reported crime.
Among the city's 48 neighborhoods, South Natomas ranked among the highest for property crimes and residential burglaries. Most residential burglaries occurred in the area east of Azevedo Drive, south of San Juan Road and north of Pebblewood Drive. Matthew Cannedy was house-sitting last spring for his parents at their South Natomas home while they were on vacation. Their belonging were taken not once, but twice, while he tried to keep an eye on the house. It wasn't really scary.