Some attribute the low crime rate to demographics. About three-quarters of the town's population is senior citizens. It doesn't hurt that many of the adult communities in which they live have security guards stationed at their entrances, making it difficult, if not impossible, for intruders to enter or leave unnoticed. Leisure Village West, Leisure Knoll, Leisure Ridge and Cedar Glen Lakes are all gated communities, for instance. Even if they're not gated, these communities don't lend themselves to having people walking or riding around.
People take notice of that.
That appears to be the case. The seven Crestwood village communities, which house some 6,500 residents, do not have security guards at their entrances, and crime is relatively low there, too. We have a good police department that takes rides through the village every now and then. That's not to say the town is crime-free. In 1993, there were 9.34 crimes committed per 1,000 residents.