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The media headlines scream the plight of Melbourne's affluent leafy suburbs and the burgeoning crime rates affecting the wealthy areas of Melbourne. 

The Police are just as quick to quote statistics allegedly disproving any neighbourhood concerns, accusing them of over-egging the problem. The difficulty with that approach is that Police are trying to second guess how the community feels. If they don’t feel safe, all the statistics in the world will not enhance their eudemony.

As reported, the residents of Middle Park are hiring private security guards to patrol their neighbourhoods to help keep their streets safe. Other private security companies have already been patrolling areas in Werribee, Wyndham Vale, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Toorak, Brighton, Caulfield and Balwyn for months.

What concerns the CAA is with nine or ten communities already hiring security, what of the suburbs that cannot afford this approach? Are metaphorically just kicked down the gutter.