When we moved from the big city to our small private road we installed an alarm again up here. you never know. Our 2 dogs are small but make a lot of noise and alert us even if ups comes up the road. We faithfully use the alarm. Have an escape plan if somone tries anything. ALSO one thing if you grab your car keyes and turn on the car alarm that will alert neighbors,(clue them in), maybe scare intruders. put an NRA sticker on all your entrances. In NH we are able to have handguns that is a deterrent too.