I've only ever lived in one area where I had to multi-lock my doors. I now live in such a rural area that it's dawned on me that I haven't locked my back door in two days/nights.

I do lock it when I leave for work or if I am home alone (old habits), but it's not really all that necessary round here. I feel safe if it's locked or unlocked.

How safe is your neighborhood? Do you lock your doors always? Multi-locks required? Do you keep weapons just in case? Security systems? Lighting?

No...I'm not casing the joint to make a big heist! Just curious if we are a safe bunch or do we fear for our lives and property.

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I lock the door when I leave but often the slding glass doors are left unsecured. I rarely lock the doors if home during the day but always at night. No security system, no weapons. I do have two larger dogs but they are sweet not mean.

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We lock our doors, but entrust our possessions to 3 prowling beasts, Sox, Mischief, and Loper, while we are out.

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I have double locks on three of my four doors - all are double locked at all times. I wish I had a security system - I had one previously and I liked the added comfort. No weapons and my cat does absolutely nothing to protect my dwelling, even though he's not friendly.

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I live in an apartment building... so the door is always locked unless my brother forgets to lock it or we leave it unlocked when we go down to the gas station or something.

I am in the habit of locking all doors when I'm out, and we do have an alarm systen, but it's not used anymore because the movement sensors would be set off by the cats.

Having said that, plenty of times I've left the sliding doors undone and even the car door unlocked overnight without incident.

The trouble with leaving windows/doors unlocked is that your insurance may be invalid if you were burgled without forced entry.

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