When I started learning how to pick locks, I was shocked to find out how simple most house and apartment locks are to pick. I went to a fellow picker who had be

When I started learning how to pick locks, I was shocked to find out how simple most house and apartment locks are to pick. I went to a fellow picker who had been in the scene way longer than I had. I asked "why don't more criminals use lockpicks or hacks to get bypass security?" The reply has always stuck with me: if ones objective is to steal something of value, then picking or hacking a lock -- or a desire to be undetected - is outweighed by a necessity for speed." If you are trying to break into a car to take something out of it -- or take the car itself -- then a glass breaker or even a brick will turn your 20 to 30 minute hack into a 3 second breech. Besides, they will know someone was in there when they realize everything is missing, whether you picked the lock or not. So minimize risk, not detection.