Back as a kid, not one of of our neighbours, us as well, lock their front doors, except when no one's home or going on vacation. Once moved out, housemates were locking the doors, so followed their lead.
It's a question of safety of course but what would have changed this habit?
I only lock mine now when I'm going out for more than a few mins, or at night while sleeping.
While living in London though, the front door was locked at all times.
When I moved from Rural to the Suburbs
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The only time I lock my house up is when I got to bed or if I am leaving the house for longer than 30 mins. So if I am walking the dog I generally dont lock as I dont like carrying my keys.
Always locked. Thieving is the oldest profession after knocking boots
This serial killer only killed the occupants of a house if the front door was unlocked, as he took it as an invitation to come inside. I'm sure whether you were rural or lived in the suburbs did not factor into it at all. People don't stop being crazy just because they don't live in a city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Chase
It literally takes an extra 1 second to lock a standard door. Why would you not lock it unless you have a drawbridge for your door
I dont like being locked inside.
It is probably unsafe to deadlock a door before going to bed.
Probably, I might keep it unlocked at night too. My dog is a hair trigger alarm so no-one is getting in unannounced.
@Brick Tamland: When my niece was broken into her dog didn’t wake them up. Which was, probably, a good thing because the guy who broke in was a psycho on the run from the cops. He took their car and left them alone.
Always. My childhood home didn't have a door handle on the external door, it was just a deadbolt. Had to lock the doors to actually shut them
I always locked the door since I have anxiety at 6+ from the minute I wake up.
Also, I experienced a aggravated robbery even though the front door was locked. They stole anything and everything of value that my ex, my ex housemate, and I had (e.g. handbags, jewelry, several laptops, PS4, console games, DVD and blu rays etc)
The REA blamed us, and me in particular, since I neglected to lock the screen door. The police, the body corporate, and even the landlord heavily disagreed with this and were all nice to us, especially since the robbers kicked the front door down, and there was a glass window next to the front door.
So, TLRD, I always lock the door and panic if I can't remember if I did or not since I have already experienced a robbery one.
We grew up locking doors even though nearest neighbours were a good 500m away and parents were shit at remembering keys. I'd broken into my own home/parents car so often as a kid I never thought of a lock as actual security.
When I moved to city suburbs my housemates lock the front door but not always the back if we were out as the back went to a private courtyard. Same at current place, we don't lock balcony door all the time though we do have security cams too. Honestly good neighbours are the best defence.
Front door always locked as we mainly get out of the house through the garage.
This is subjective to where to live. Some places have high crime and derros everywhere.
I personally don't lock because you have to deal with the German Shepherd if you enter and you better hope he recognises you.
When I was living in Brisbane I rarely locked my from door. I also couldn't find the keys to my personal car after, after a week of not driving it, and I'd go out and I've left them in the ignition parked on the street
We had friends who had their bicycles stolen whilst they were home. I wouldn’t deadlock myself in, whilst home, but I would ensure the door can’t be unlocked from the outside.