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A recent study compared property crime rates on various streets in a metropolitan city with the amount of traffic on them and their ease of access. Although some believe that burglary is more common in low-trafiic areas,the study showed that a house on a main road was more likely to be burglarized than one of comparable value on a less frequently traveled street requiring many turns to be reached .

Which of the following ,if true, would best explain the results of the study ?

A) Burglars generally avoid residences with home security systems,which are more common in busy metropolitan areas.

B) Burglars in metropolitan areas who steal large, bulky items generally drive to the houses they intend to burglarize

c)Two weeks after a given burglary , the likelihood of another's accruing greatly increases for any house within a half-mile radius

D)Burglars spend most of their time performing routine , non criminal activities and will usually commit crimes on streets they frequently travel.

E)Burglars in urban environments often share information about which neighborhoods they are unlikely to be apprehended in .

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by theCodeToGMAT » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:16 am
Is it [spoiler]{B}[/spoiler]?
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:07 am
guerrero wrote:A recent study compared property crime rates on various streets in a metropolitan city with the amount of traffic on them and their ease of access. Although some believe that burglary is more common in low-trafiic areas,the study showed that a house on a main road was more likely to be burglarized than one of comparable value on a less frequently traveled street requiring many turns to be reached .

Which of the following ,if true, would best explain the results of the study ?
Paraphrased question: Why are burglars more likely to steal from high-traffic areas?

A) Burglars generally avoid residences with home security systems,which are more common in busy metropolitan areas.
This explains why there should be more crime in LOW-traffic areas, but the study says there's more crime in HIGH-traffic areas. ELIMINATE A

B) Burglars in metropolitan areas who steal large, bulky items generally drive to the houses they intend to burglarize
This doesn't explain anything. Burglars can drive to ANY location that has roads. Low-traffic areas and high-traffic areas both have roads. ELIMINATE B

c)Two weeks after a given burglary , the likelihood of another's accruing greatly increases for any house within a half-mile radius.
This doesn't explain why burglars are more likely to steal from high-traffic areas. ELIMINATE C

D)Burglars spend most of their time performing routine, non criminal activities and will usually commit crimes on streets they frequently travel.
Burglars (as well as non-burglars) spend more time traveling in high-traffic areas. Since burglars "usually commit crimes on streets they frequently travel," they are more likely to steal from houses in high-traffic areas. Looks good. KEEP D

E)Burglars in urban environments often share information about which neighborhoods they are unlikely to be apprehended in.
This doesn't explain why burglars are more likely to steal from high-traffic areas. ELIMINATE E

Answer: D

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by theCodeToGMAT » Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:13 am
Thanks Brent!!!
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