This is a grand larceny crime scene. My valuable property was stolen in August of 2010. And I was not the only crime victim there this past month.
Security gates are not going to prevent robbery, because the thieves rent there! Needles and other drug paraphernalia are floating in the "creek" on the property. Your neighbors are drug addicts and criminals.
Don't let your cat outside because it will be stolen too. I know two people living there that this happened to within the past year.