Can People Break In By Picking A Lock?

You see it in many movies… Lock Picking that is. You might ask, “Is my front door a place that they can pick a lock?” 

When a locksmith needs to open a locked door for a client “lock picking” is what is generally done. If the customer has lost their key then the lock is removed and rekeyed and the customer is given a new key. 

It is true that with time a properly trained locksmith can open any lock. What a good front door lock does is buy you so much time that nearly all thieves will just move on to another less well protected house or business. 

Some well-made Grade 1 locks are much more difficult to “pick.” This goes well beyond just adding more pins in the tumbler assembly. The quality of the lock and the materials it is made of also enter in to the strength and security of a lock are all part of the safety side of this story. 

You need to consider that besides picking a lock, in many cases the thief will use force to just break the lock itself. That is why a lock also needs to be made of quality materials. 

And yes, you can buy lock pick tools on the Internet with no problem at all.  Perhaps even worse there are books and videos to teach you how to “pick a lock.” 

A couple of tips for making it harder to pick a lock: 

Keep the lock well lubricated. This prevents some of the pins from becoming stuck at the shear line (meaning that they are effectively already picked). 

Install the lock upside down, so the jaggy side of the key goes in facing down instead of up.  

Beyond getting a better lock (higher quality, more pins, higher security design), these may be alternatives for slowing someone down. 

You best bet to get a more secure lock is to have all of your locks installed by a professional certified locksmith. Always buy the highest quality lock you can afford. 

“I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.” – comedian Elayne Boosler 

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