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Rural America
Turns the Key
The latchstring is out no more in rural America.
Small towns and rural communities, where unlocked doors have traditionally been a neighborly way of life, are finally following the lead of big cities and suburbs. In the face of increasing burglaries and other crimes, they are now turning the key and buying better locks.
In the last five years, say the Associated Locksmiths of America, there has been a boom in lock sales —up 100 percent.
Locks are better than ever, but there’s still no such thing as a lock that can’t be picked.
Through history, better locks have been 'invented because of better burglars, the National Geographic Society says. And the earliest lockpicks may have been stout crowbars or heavy hammers.
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