The main takeaway from this is that anything you simply cannot afford to lose should be locked up, either in the bank or in a safe that a burglar can't feasibly breach or carry away. It'll take a burglar a lot less time to toss your entire house and find damn near anything you've hidden than it will for him to breach a serious safe.
The problems with a safe are that it's expensive to set up and, as the article says, the frustration it inflicts on the burglar won't put him in a mood to keep your place tidy.
Sounds like the burglars should pass out leaflets along this line...
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How to Ensure a Positive Burglary for you and your Felon!
Remember, your burglar is a hardworking entrepreneur in a high-stress field. In order to make your burglary as efficient as possible for the burglar and minimize the unavoidable mess to your premises, keep these helpful tips in mind:
1) Provide a means of entry which does not involve expensive and possible dangerous breakage. Many burglars and homeowners are needlessly injured each year when untempered windows must be broken to gain entry. Windowless doors seem ideal, but the damage to the jam when forced is expensive for you and they can be hard on the burglar's shoulder. Consider replacing the pane nearest your doorknob with an easily replaceable tempered pane and label it as break-safe.
2) Though your home may be familiar to you, it is a new and possibly dangerous environment for your burglar. Please leave some lights on. Lights in the windows are best since they illuminate the work area while also blinding potential witnesses.
3) Your burglar probably has a full schedule of felonies, please respect his time. Everyone keeps valuables, please keep them in one of the 12 well known and documented "hiding" places to minimize search time and also keep the mess to a minimum.
4) Odds are your burglar has a substance abuse problem. You may wish to keep your stash someplace other than the bathroom, cereal boxes, or refrigerator to avoid unnecessarily fueling his addiction.
Thank you for ensuring a successful burglary experience for us all.
The problems with a safe are that it's expensive to set up and, as the article says, the frustration it inflicts on the burglar won't put him in a mood to keep your place tidy.