wrote on Nov 13^th, 2012 at 5:29pm:

Unfortunately most of these alarms work off motion sensors, so they are no use to those of us who have cats and dogs in the house. Otherwise it gets more complicated and expensive. They can be useful to those people who are away a lot though. Does anyone know the statistics on people being broken into and whether they are holiday homes, or permanent?

We have some friends who have a holiday home in the campo near Mas de Barberans.  Just had a text to say they have been broken into for the fifth time in three years.  This time it is the  generator batteries stolen that were locked up like Frot Knox.  They have also been broken into via the roof and have had windows pulled out by the frames.  It has cost them thousands and thousands of Euros in damage and the feeling of violation is just awful, they are desperate to sell but who is buying these days?

In my experience if you live in the campo and leave your property unattended for any length of time you will be robbed with 100% certainty.  We have had dog bowls and wind chimes oh and a plastic rain gauge stolen from outside our almacen.  Absolutely nothing is safe and knowing what I know now I wouldn't live in the campo if you paid me.