Who is Typically Targeted for a Home Invasion?
In short, people who tend to be weaker or more vulnerable than the average person and people known to have large amounts of cash. Targets include those who will likely put up the least resistance and most often that is women, the elderly, people with handicaps, children and teenagers. When Do Most Home Invasions Occur? In the afternoon, 2:00 P.M. to be precise. At this time of the day, young children and mothers are often taking naps. The elderly also tend to nap around this time of the day. Husbands are generally at work and they most likely won’t be home anytime soon. In daylight hours the neighbors are often not at home either and during daylight the ones that are at home are not nearly as suspicious of someone approaching your house, especially if they are wearing a uniform. At this time of day, often people are outside in their backyard and often can’t hear their front door being broken into. They unwittingly re-enter from via their back door and are confronted by intruders. With
