Is it safe to leave the front door unlocked at night in the US? (piefed.social)

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I know that in certain countries like Japan or South Korea: it's normal to leave the front door unlocked since the probaility of someone breaking in is low since their crime rate isn't high. I knew a friend of mine who resides in Korea where they even left the car unlocked with the keys inside, can you do either of those things in America?

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[-] Heikki2@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Depends where youre at. Growing up, I lived in the middle of no where. We rarely locked our doors, even if we were not home or on vacation. I live in DFW, TX now. I generally keep the doors locked when home or away. That being said, I have left the doors unlocked when I've gone to work and left the doors unlocked and even the garage door open

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