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Isolated villa rentals
There is a growing trend for people to buy or rent villas in the less populated areas of Bali. Due to a lack of security and remoteness, these far flung villas can become prime targets for home invasions. Bali has its share of crime and criminals and these villas advertise the wealth of their occupants. They can be very tempting targets.
High profile cases
In 2011 there were three very high profile villa robberies. An American man was stabbed after he confronted and fought with two home invaders. An Australian woman was bound and bashed in her rented villa. And a British woman was beaten and murdered during a villa robbery. This prompted the then police chief to issue a shoot-on-sight order for anyone committing crimes against tourists. This command was scary in itself as I can imagine Bali Police receive very little firearms training.
When I first arrived to live in Bali I was warned by a long term Bali resident that under no circumstances should I ever interrupt intruders if they broke into my home. He had suffered two robberies and pretending to be asleep during one home invasion, he had witnessed the two men that had broken into his villa carrying machetes. This expat warned that in Bali most criminals would rather kill than be caught.
Of course this dubious honor is not Bali’s alone and home invasions happen all over the world. But it does pay to be vigilant epically if you are residing in an isolated location.
©Malcolm Scott
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Recently I came across a very well written article on villa security in Bali. The link follows:
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