Ignorance is bliss.
There are so many armed robbers within two miles of my house, the prison probably couldn't hold them all if they were caught and convicted. And I'm not talking about politicians, most of whom aren't armed....
When I walk out the front door I look both ways down the block and if it looks like no one is a mugger, I'm pleased to venture on down the sidewalk.
Yet growing up in a small Oregon town it would have been creepy to hear about criminals two miles away.
Funny (and a little sad) what we can get accustomed to.
Best wishes to you and yours. I hope the perps are apprehended quickly and swiftly prosecuted and imprisoned.