It's survival bias in that we don't know about the criminals that get away with stuff, only the ones we catch. Most burglaries and robberies are performed clos

It's survival bias in that we don't know about the criminals that get away with stuff, only the ones we catch. Most burglaries and robberies are performed close to where the criminal lives. They are mostly opportunistic crimes done criminals with no thought at the time of what they are doing and no fear of the consequences. The stereotypical version of that is the drug addict doing anything to get money for their fix, but generally it's associated with not very smart people who do stuff and do not fear the consequences.