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GMAT 1 (CR)
Police statistics often show that those most likely to be robbed are those who have not recently been robbed and those most likely to have their homes burgled are those who have not recently suffered a burglary. Consequently, a study of robberies and burglaries in a particular neighborhood since 1988 has greatly upset the residents of a certain apartment complex, as that complex is shown to have been virtually crime free since 1990, although the neighborhood itself is not very safe.
Based solely on the information contained in the statements above, which of the following groups of residents of the apartment complex are LEAST likely to be robbed or burgled?
(5) Reading the question stem first alerts us to the fact that we'll need to draw an inference about who's likely to be robbed or burgled. Thus, when we go through the stimulus, we realize that the implied argument, made by the residents, is unimportant - we only need to concern ourselves with the first sentence (which the residents have used as evidence). If robberies and burglaries are most likely for those who haven't recently been victimized (which is what the police statistics boil down to), then they are least likely for those who have just recently suffered through them. So the people least at risk are (5) those who have most recently suffered both a burglary and a robbery.