Reasons to Report Lock Bumping:
- At one Web site, $17.99 can buy a set of six bump keys made from solid brass. They are for the six most commonly used keys in the United States:
Kwikset, Schlage, Yale, Dexter, Weiser, and Master Lock. - Lock bumping is not a new technique but it's rapidly spreading across North America because of the Internet.
- Thieves can unlock 90% of doors with Lock Bumping.
- If your house was broken into through bumping, the lock would still work just fine and you would never know.