The Elite are Moving Into High-Security ‘Fortress Communities’
The elite aren’t stupid. They see our society falling apart all around us and therefore want to live in a safe place. For many members of the elite, safety has even become the top priority when choosing a new home. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the means to move into high-security communities guarded by teams of armed professionals. If things really go wrong, most people will simply have to deal with the chaos that suddenly erupts around them.
But for the super-rich, one of the benefits of having so much money is that they can shut themselves off from the rest of the world, writes Michael Snyder .
In Delray Beach, Florida, a community known as Stone Creek Ranch has become very trendy among the elite for one reason.
It has a heavily armed security unit that monitors 24 hours a day …
On paper, Stone Creek Ranch—a “prestigious” enclave of fewer than 40 luxury homes—is a world away from Miami, Manalapan, and Palm Beach: there are no beaches, no celebrity-approved nightlife, and no fancy designer shops.
But it does offer a very special luxury that is highly sought after by the top 1%: total and absolute privacy, guaranteed by a team of armed professionals who watch over the community 24/7 – most of whom come from previous roles in the police or military.
The admission of potential residents to the community is just as carefully controlled: any homebuyer wishing to purchase one of the only 37 private homes in Stone Creek must pass a thorough background check before even attempting to purchase a home there.
Considering the speed at which conditions in our society are deteriorating, it sounds like a wonderful place.
But you can never live there unless you have tens of millions of dollars …
Last month, Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg made headlines when he shelled out $37 million for a newly built mega-mansion in the enclave. A few weeks later, Russ Weiner, founder of Rockstar Energy Drink, signed a contract for two homes in the community, worth a total of $43 million.
Indian Creek Village is another high-security community in South Florida.
The island boasts “a high-tech security system straight out of a spy movie,” and its residents include Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos …
Indian Creek Village, known as the “Billionaire Bunker,” isn’t just any gated community. It’s the ultimate fortress for the super-rich. This private island, located in Biscayne Bay in South Florida, is where some of the world’s wealthiest people, including Jeff Bezos and Tom Brady, have decided to call home. But living here isn’t just about luxury. It’s about security, and lots of it.
You can’t just wander into Indian Creek. Not a chance. The island is sealed off with a high-tech security system straight out of a spy movie. “The richer you get, the more you want perfect security,” Setha Low, director of the Public Space Research Group at CUNY, recently told Business Insider. And Indian Creek offers just that. An Israeli-designed radar system surrounds the island. It’s a system capable of detecting anyone approaching within a half-mile radius. Cameras are everywhere: hidden in hedges, mounted on poles, and linked to a command center that monitors every move.
The police here? They’re more like personal bodyguards for the residents. With 19 officers for only 89 residents, Indian Creek has a police-to-citizen ratio that makes New York City seem understaffed. And these aren’t ordinary officers. They’re trained in tactical operations and armed with fully automatic weapons. They also spend most of their time patrolling the island’s perimeter, making sure no one gets too close.
At one time, the super-rich preferred to live in big cities like Los Angeles or New York City.
But now everything has changed.
On Twitter, New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino shared a deeply disturbing incident that just occurred in her district…
Last night, around 12:30 a.m., a large group of people from outside my district illegally “took over” a quiet residential street. This isn’t the first time this has happened.
A private security guard tried to calm the situation but was attacked by the crowd and his car was set on fire. He suffered serious injuries. A neighbor was also attacked.
The response to this incident was less than ideal. Residents who reported the incident to 911 were told that the quality of life team and 311 would handle the situation. This was unacceptable. In fact, the police should be responding with maximum force to these violent street takeovers.
We’ve NEVER had these problems before. Now it’s an epidemic. What’s changed? We’ve stopped arresting criminals.
This morning, I’m meeting with the head of the department and the local police station to discuss exactly what happened last night. I’ve already received assurances that Malba will now have four special patrol cars, as well as additional security upgrades that we cannot disclose.
The city MUST do something to stop this lawlessness. All the cameras in the world do absolutely NOTHING to prevent these incidents—we need police action and the strictest punishments for these criminals, instead of simply letting them drive away after their chaos.
These incidents are happening all over the city, and they’re happening because there are no real consequences for this kind of crime anymore. But let me make one thing very clear to the criminals: you are risking your lives by causing this chaos in our neighborhoods.
Why would the elite want to live in a place where these kinds of things happen?
Why would anyone want to live in a place where these kinds of things happen?
Of course, conditions are not only deteriorating in our urban core areas.
In southeastern Wisconsin, thieves from South America are systematically plundering house after house …
A wave of burglaries at luxury homes in southeastern Wisconsin has prompted a coordinated law enforcement response and attracted political attention at both the local and national levels.
Mequon Police Department (MPD) says the burglaries share striking similarities, indicating a professional operation.
The suspects, dressed head to toe in black, with covered faces and gloves, entered homes through wooded backyards, often targeting dead-end streets or homes near golf courses.
The stolen items included jewelry, designer handbags, watches and cash, all consistent with organized thief gangs targeting affluent neighborhoods across the country.
Crime and violence have spiraled out of control across the country.
If you have the means to move to a safer place, that’s probably a good idea.
But of course, most of the population does not have the resources to move to a safer place.
In fact, we’ve reached the point where millions of Americans are just looking for a way to keep the lights on …
Misty Pellew’s family lived in darkness for several days this month.
Pellew’s electricity was shut off on November 13th due to $602 in unpaid bills, the latest in a series of financial embarrassments that began six months ago after her husband lost his job as an excavator operator in northeastern Pennsylvania, where he earned $20 an hour. The recent government shutdown dealt another blow, delaying federal funding for programs that helped the family pay for food and utilities.
Although Pellew’s electricity was temporarily reconnected last week, it would be shut off again if she didn’t pay another $102. With an overdrawn bank account, she braced herself for another outage. Last time, her family ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for dinner, and she slept in hoodies and gloves to stay warm.
This is what life looks like for many people right now.
In New York City, the number of household power outages is five times higher than a year ago…
In some areas, such as New York City, the increase is dramatic: according to utility data, the number of household power outages in August was five times higher than a year ago.
It goes without saying that Americans aren’t the only ones behind on their energy bills.
As economic conditions have steadily deteriorated, delinquencies have risen to historic levels …
Credit card debt alone rose by $24 billion to a record high, while the share of seriously delinquent debt – 90 days past due – rose to a level almost equal to that of the financial crisis, at 7.1 percent.
Auto loans show a similar picture, with a serious delinquency rate of 3 percent, the highest since 2010. And a spike in delinquencies has led to a wave of repossessions in 2025, with 2.2 million vehicles already impounded, according to figures from the Recovery Database Network (RDN), and a record 3 million expected by the end of the year.
“Delinquencies, defaults and repossessions have risen sharply in recent years, alarmingly similar to trends seen before the Great Recession,” the Consumer Federation of America said in a recent report.
When you’re drowning in debt, moving to a better place that’s safer for your family is nothing more than a dream.
Most people have to face whatever comes their way, wherever they are at the moment.
But the super-rich have enough money to live wherever they want, and the fact that so many of them choose to live in “fort communities” speaks volumes about where things are headed.