We are also more property-focused in Germany, as can be seen in the case law; attacks against property are usually punished more severely than those against people.
A single woman is probably more worried that a dirtbag will break into her apartment on the ground floor than that he will steal her earring or something else. Nowadays, there are already high-value items around the house; thieves steal rearview mirrors from cars, bicycles, plants, garden fences, building materials and tools, lawnmowers—everyone takes what they can use.
There are random, arbitrary victims or specifically selected ones AND there is no universal remedy. As I said, I experience too much uniformity, unfortunately also from police advice. However, it certainly makes sense to take the basic precautions as specified for example in RC2. But it's like with the Kfw calculation, every measure should be questioned as to whether it really makes sense for my situation.
If I just sit in front of the screen looking for criminals, it affects me and also my children. The fear of such attacks has grown disproportionately in recent decades, which does not necessarily correspond to reality.
Regarding the "They won’t get in through the glass anyway" statements: That might have applied 10-15 years ago, but today, where many people have ever safer window frames, the perpetrators’ behavior has adapted accordingly. And the neighbors don’t notice anything anymore thanks to quadruple glazing and low-energy houses with comfort ventilation that keeps cool in summer despite closed windows when someone breaks your glass.
In times of single glazing it was easy and common, with double glazing already more difficult, with triple or even quadruple glazing it is really hard and no longer possible without brute force. But there are also burglaries where a manhole cover is thrown through the window or a truck reverses through the patio door or the possibility of ambushing the victim when entering the house, getting into the car, or during the evening walk with the Dalmatian.
Everything happens, although I tend to live by the motto: "What happens often is often and what happens rarely is rare."