Locking your doors?

[meyerkendra]

How many of you live in a place you still find it safe to leave your house unlocked and keys in the car?

[schoolvan]

some times house unlocked when I go to bed house unlocked if they want to get in they well get in.

[dreamyxo]

Although my neighborhood is quiet I still lock my doors. There has been a few occasions where we will lock the door and when we get up the door if open or we have left the keys in the door all night by accident.  Nothing happened but we still lock the doors. 

[mc1962]

I live in Southern California and I would never leave my keys in the car or the front door unlocked as in this day and age it is just not worth taking that chance.  Times have changed.

[ghunter]

I lock my doors, but if someone wants to get in they will.  Trust in the Lord to protect you an dkeep you safe.

[masked_brown_guy]

I just do not think it is a good idea to do this at all anyway nowadays useless you have a really crappy looking car.

[bretay]

Not me.I lock my doors in the daytime.Car and home.At home there are more locks on at night.

[msa12349]

I live in Chicago and NEVER feel safe to leave my keys in the car or doors open. Once, my family's bikes were stolen and another time our snowblower was stolen. We keep out iron gate locked and our garage doors locked and car doors locked and rarely leave our ADT security alarm off. We have security lights also.
My family doesn't take chances when it comes to security. 

[jkhanson]

I think our area is safe enough to leave things unlocked, but I don't think it is wise to do so.

[BotchedSituation]

I keep things locked in general. There's been plenty of times that I've forgotten or fell asleep with the door open. Nothing ever happens and I doubt it ever will.

[mrisha]

I never leave my doors unlocked.  That is really stupid.  If a criminal is going to break in, I am not going to  make it easy for them. 

[bowrunner]

I live in a rural area with a very long driveway and quite a few dogs inside and outside so I only lock my front door at night, leave the back door unlocked as my backyard is fenced and the dogs have a doggie door and leave the keys in my car.  I am much more concerned about coyotes getting my dogs (even though they are fenced in or kenneled - coyotes jump fences) than I am about someone stealing my very old car.

[Oryon20]

I never leave my doors unlocked.  That is really stupid.  If a criminal is going to break in, I am not going to  make it easy for them.  

Exactly.  If a robber really wants to get in your home, they will find a way anyway.  But, why make it easy for them by just leaving the door unlocked to walk right in?

Not to mention, if you have theft coverage on your homeowner's insurance, try explaining to the company that you left your doors unlocked and that's how they got in.  You're probably going to have a much harder time getting the claim through than you would with proof of a busted in door, smashed window, etc.

[lywb2168]

I think our area is safe enough to leave things unlocked, but I don't think it is wise to do so. We lock our doors and car every day, but lately my oldest daughter has come home late and forgets to lock the front door, it is a constant fight with her.  so far nothing has happened, we have left the bikes and packages outside overnight and everything has been fine.  But I think it is stupid to leave the doors open, if a thief wants to get in I will not make easier for them.  The lock doors plus the alarm should make it more difficult for whoever wants to break in.

[Abrupt]

I live in a rural area and rarely lock my doors.  If I am going to be gone for longer than a day I will lock them or if I notice someone in the area I am not familiar with I will lock them when I leave for anywhere.  I don't lock them at night though, and never when I am there.