Some Sneaky Sim

Some Sneaky Sim is the only burglar that robs Sims' houses in The Sims. He will only try to steal the expensive items that are in the household. A Sim can call the police once he arrives on a lot, though they will probably not arrive in time to arrest him. If he comes within range of a burglar alarm, it will automatically summon the police. Unlike The Sims 2 and The Sims 3, he will surrender and go peacefully when the police arrive.

Most of the times, the burglar will arrive late at night. But at some point, he may rob the Sims when they are still awake. If one comes in the lot, Build and Buy mode are disabled, until the burglar is finished stealing your stuff. If Sims have a baby, there is a chance that he may take the baby with him. The burglar will spend his time stealing as many items as he can and escape before the cops arrive. If the police come after the burglar had robbed the Sims, they can't reimburse the loss. If they do, however, catch the burglar, they will receive §1,000; plus some extra money if he took some items. The police don't return the items however. Burglars are attracted to families that do not have dirty houses, and have wealthy items, such as a computer, or a television, but players can't actually predict when the burglar will come, nonetheless.

Sims cannot hold off the burglar even if they are awake. Trapping a burglar with fences or wall around him will not stop him from escaping as the burglar can teleport to make his way. Placing a burglar in a Sim's swimming pool, (with the move_objects on cheat) and then removing the ladder, won't work, as the burglar will either teleport, or making the game glitch and either having the burglar swim in the ground, or reappearing on foot, as if nothing happened. Deleting the burglar with the same cheat, will not give you back your items. Constantly moving him to the farthest point away from the ending boundaries will also have no effect, as the burglar will somehow reappear in the same spot as he was before.

Don't always expect a burglar to come into your house often. In a 30-day Sim period, a burglar may only come once or twice. If you do not want a burglar to rob you, consider following these strategies.

I: Have a wall with a burglar alarm on all end boundary lines, or on the corners of your house. That way, the police officer will likely spawn when the burglar gets in your Sim's household. Don't have it right on the end boundary line or the burglar might not trigger the alarm.

II: Consider making your sidepath a maze. If you don't have a burglar alarm, your Sim will have a better chance of successfully calling the cops, and having them catch the burglar without him stealing anything. (WARNING! IF OBJECTS ARE PLACED INTO THE STREET AND YOUR SIM WORKS, [or has school] THE CARPOOL WILL LIKELY GET BLOCKED BY THE OBJECT, DISABLING THE SIM TO GO TO THEIR WORK OR SCHOOL! THIS ALSO COULD HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON YOUR SIM'S SOCIAL LIFE, AS IT COULD TAKE A FRIEND LONG ENOUGH TO RING THE DOORBELL, WHEREAS YOUR SIM MAY JUST BE TOO TIRED! TAKE CAUTION WHEN BUILDING MAZES!)

III: Avoid secondary doors to the outside. The burglar may use the door closest to him, and instead of the main door, allowing him more time to steal more items, or escape more quickly.

IV: Don't place too many items and decorations outside, such as a barbecue, hot tub, basketball hoop, statues, etc. The burglar might just spot them as a more luxurious item to take than the items in your Sim's household. This doesn't mean you can't have outside objects, just don't be too excessive about it.

V: Purchase the most inexpensive items you can. It might not be beneficial to your Sim's life, but it just may halt a burglar's choice of whether robbing you, or another faraway Sim. This also can save you lots of money in case of a fire, repossession, burglary, repairation, eviction, false emergency, expensive bill, detrimental economical or societal phone call, etc. etc.

VI: Trap yourself! Don't have any doors, just enclose yourself in a confine and roomy house. The burglar won't have any access to any portal to get to your Sim's household, therefore unable to steal items. You can use the move_objects on cheat to greet friends and neighbors and moving them outside of your house when they decide to leave. (WARNING! TAKE SERIOUS CAUTION WHEN USING THIS METHOD OF BURGLAR PREVENTION! IF SOMETHING CATCHES FIRE, THE FIREMAN WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIRE, EVEN WITH A FIRE ALARM. IT IS UP TO YOUR SIM/S TO EXTINGUUISH THE FIRE! IF YOUR SIM FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE ANY ADULTS, THIS COULD LEAD TO THE DEATH OF YOUR SIM FAMILY! BE EXTRA CAREFUL!)

VII: Have your primary doorway behind your house, with a breathtaking long walkway to the door. Have burglar alarms on the walls near where the burglar is walking from. This method is very clever and can prevent most burglaries. ''Note: Know where the burglar and neighbors spawn. A misconception can lead to the burglar stealing what he desires. Still have alamrs in your house in case if a burglar respawns in a different location. (WARNING! THIS METHOD COULD HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON YOUR SIM'S SOCIAL LIFE. A LONG SIDEPATH COULD LEAD TO A TIMELY ARRIVAL AT YOUR SIM'S HOUSE, IN WHICH YOUR SIM COULD HAVE AN ENERGY LEVEL TOO LOW TO SPEND TIME WITH THE NEIGHBOR, THEREBY EITHER ABUSING THE USAGE OF CAFFINATED COFFEE OR EXPRESSO, OR SLEEPING. THIS METHOD IS USUALLY BEST IF YOUR SIM HAS NO JOB)''

VIII: (WARNING: THIS METHOD WILL MAKE YOUR SIMS HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!) Either block the WHOLE ENTIRE END BOUNDARY LINES with items or water, or delete your mailbox. Both ways should stop a burglar from robbing you because...

a: Blocking the end boundary lines completely should prevent anybody from getting to your house.

b: Removing your mailbox considers your Sim's house vacant, therefore being ignored by officers, neighboors and hopefully burglars.

IX:  Have your "house" completely outside. Don't have any walls. (Exception: Toilets) Burglars are attracted to clean homes with expensive furnishings. A Sim family living outside with no roof is a sign of dirtiness and bankruptcy, which peeks the attention of a burglar, and thereby considering to not rob your Sim.

X: Have a night working Sim and a day working Sim. This works best if you and the other adult sim are roomates. This method is very simple. The day working Sim likely sleeps at night, whereas the night working Sim sleeps in the day. That way, one of these sims, (likely the day working sim) would be awake during a burglary. The burglar will be spooked and will run away with possibly a very useless and cheap item, or possibly nothing at all!