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Not anymore. I could when we moved here 10 years ago.

Yeah thats a horrible idea.

Small town Kansas with 8% unemployment and farm sales are down. People are getting desperate. No way I leave anything unlocked.

How do you get so many polls featured? Looks like everything you post.

I’ve been in anxiety mode since my home was burglarized with my sister and I in it and I was six years old. My door is always locked. When I went to neighbor to talk outside I would lock my door. Cars always locked and I feel bad when I see dogs in cars even with window open. Oh yeah our car was stolen locked and with that do dad on steering wheel on it. And people say “not in my neighborhood” please don’t get me started.

Maybe but I would never leave my truck running in public.

Not only would I not do it for the fact that it’s an irresponsible and stupid thing to do (I don’t even leave my car unlocked when I just go into the gas station for 2 minutes), I wouldn’t do it because your insurance company generally CAN deny your vehicle theft claim for reasons of negligence…i.e. had you not left your keys in the vehicle, it would likely not have been stolen in that moment.

In the winter, yes. But not during tourist season.

There is no place I would leave the keys in the ignition, especially with the car running.

Definitely not in my town.

I wouldnt do that anywhere at all

Easily. Many do.

Nope! Wouldn’t do that

Probably, but no one would.

This is an affluent town surrounded by a few towns that do not share our economic stability. Camden NJ is also a very short trip down the highway to us. Feel free to google that warzone if you arent familiar with it.

We are a low crime area, but 95% of the crime in this town are outsiders coming in to steal. Generally, “diverse youths” or meth addicts. The other 5% is usually HS kids possessing drugs while doing dumb shit in their vehicles, and drunk Italians hitting their wives.

I used to live in a town where my car wasn't safe in an underground garage withing a gated coproperty, with common and individual garage doors (for a total of 3 barriers).

Don't do it.

I've taken sooooo many stolen vehicle reports from this exact situation. I don't care if it's 5am and -30*F - someone WILL disappear your car sooner or later. Shut your s*** off and lock it up.

I do sometimes leave my car running but I lock the doors. I’m not sure if my big headed baby girl would welcome a car thief or not and I’m not willing to risk it.

It might depend on whether I’m driving the stick or automatic transmission.

You know I used to do that back in the day. I just wouldn’t do it now, but not because of increased risk. I think the risk has stayed the same. It’s me that has changed.