I would love to live in a gated neighborhood while of course its not fool proof I'm sure it would hinder some criminals from entering our neighborhood verse one that is easier to get into with no gate.  The sad thing is that I don't feel that the crime that happens in our neighborhood comes from outsiders coming in.  I feel that most of the problems that are here are from our own neighbors or any people they invite to thier houses. And nothing will prevent that unless each house hires it own private security guard. 

I live in a cul -de-sac and love it because we all know each other and are aware of our habbits and know familiar cars of not only the owners but of friends too.  We are pretty much each others security.  But i am game to do anything to help prevent future crime from happening in and around our neighborhood.

Yes, that is definitely true and sad about people within the community robbing neighbors, but a gated community could never hurt as well. I'm really glad also for the neighborhood watch and think they do a great job!! So as a side note KUDOS to our neighborhood watch!

The gated community is a must. I can't fathom how a clubhouse would gain priority over gating the community.