Interestingly, the number of persons indicating they had sturdy locks on their windows dropped from 73 percent in 1999 to 47 percent in 2000. Survey designers believe this change was caused by rephrasing of the question. This year's question asked whether respondents had sturdy, keyed locks on all, most, some, or no windows in the home. People show some signs of strengthening crime prevention measures in their homes during the coming year. This is an increase from the 25 percent who did not do so in 1999.
Women are more likely to take preventive measures in their personal lives than are men.