Yes.
In Sweden 0.3% of the population are cops. How likely is it that there is a cop in your bedroom?
But that's not the worst. The worst thing is that even if you do have a legal gun, the risk is very big that you end up in jail for shooting an intruder, even if you were literally totally unprovokedly attacked in your own bedroom in the middle of the night. People have even gone to jail here for shooting over the heads of burglars, even a 67 yo man who got a heart attack had to go to jail for a year or so for "risking" a burglar's life. 
It is very rare that a homeowner would be charged with a crime for shooting an intruder, in most states. Some of those touchy/feely east coast states may be an exception or two, but generally, it is not considered cool to break into someone's home.
Many "Wrongful Death" civil suits are thrown out of court after finding that the dead family member was committing a felony when they were killed. Honestly, the police officer who shoots a criminal is more likely to lose their job for shooting a perpetrator than an individual protecting his home.
Forget having to face criminal charges for protecting your home, except in some very rare circumstances.
... and yes, Butt'fly, even the three little old ladies in our neighborhood are fairly capable. One is a retired Marine Captain, who still has a husband, served in Viet Nam (although, as a finance officer), one is a widow, but still quite alive and American and the only other one living alone is an old redneck, baglady looking person (but, very cool and funny) who raised three strong boys on her own. There is one new family I do not know, yet, so they are a mystery and another family from the east (trouble, mostly, if they prove true to their stereotype).
This is mostly a family neighborhood with very few elderly in the two square miles I was talking about.
