I have had a few things similar with my truck, mine had about a 1:1 ratio of paint to surface rust. for a few months after buying it there was a guy in a big f@rd with tow chains wrapped around his bumpers that would stop and start positioning himself to hook up to my truck. Luckily a tactical flashlight was enough to scare him off. (probably thought I had a gun, but my wife getting it while i was out there). After that I put it up on jack stands and removed a tire until I could get my fence/gate installed. also had all my gas siphoned a few times along with a fuel line being cut and drained, as well as someone trying to steal my battery, they messed up the cables and terminals but couldn't get the battery out without tools.
So it all depends on your neighborhood and whatnot, a motion sensor light seemed to help a bit with would-be thief's.
