Raccoons are very polite in my experience. We had a raccoon in Chicago. The raccoon would get in the garbage cans (the huge plastic ones with hinged tops) as evidenced by the chicken bones scattered all around. But NEVER once did the raccoon leave the lid on the garbage can up!

How many men can say that?????

(One morning my husband went out to get the newspaper...there was momma raccoon looking so proud....as her babies foraged in the garbage can....)