Yeah - I think it still a bit of a deterrent ... today, not everyone has a camera, and if I were a thief and one house had cameras while the place next door did not, guess which one I'm gonna rob?

But I wonder how much of that will wear off once everybody has one.

My garage was broken into twice within three years, cameras up two years ago, and nothing yet.

Maybe your thief moved away.

Most burglars work in their own neighborhoods.