10 Secret Spots Burglars Search First In Montana Homes Exposed

Why Hiding Valuables Poorly Could Cost You

I'll be honest, when I was a kid I wanted to be a cat burglar.

I know it wasn't a great career path, but I had a warped idea of what a cat burglar was from cartoons.

Think Your Hiding Spot Is Safe? Think Again

The worst thing I ever stole was a candy bar from a grocery store when I was 5, and I was marched right back in to give it back and apologize.

I blame the grocery store, though. I mean, they had those candy bars right out there for anyone to grab.

Hiding your valuables is a pretty important thing to do, but sometimes you can get too clever and put them in the first place a burglar is going to look.

Montana Crime Rates Are Dropping — But Stay Smart

One good thing to get into before we reveal what places to NOT hide your valuables is that your chances of being a victim of a crime are dropping.

According to the Montana Board of Crime Control, 2024 saw less crime than in 2023.

Auto theft dropped from 2,140 offenses in 2023 to 1,848 in 2024.

Larceny went from 17,488 counts in 2023 to 15,923 for 2024.

Finally, burglaries in Montana also went down in 2024, as there were a total of 1,815 offenses, which was down from the 1,934 offenses in 2023.

So before you hide your valuables in the sock drawer again, take a peek at the list that Chris McGoey of McGoey Security Consulting and Robert Siciliano, a security analyst with Hotspot Shield, put together with Reader's Digest as we reveal the 10 "secret" hiding spots burglars search first.