If you have had the unfortunate circumstances like many other people, of being been broken into, it's time to call a locksmith. Most of the methods used today in burglaries are less destructive of methods to gain access to homes or condos. The ease of getting into homes is based on the under secure door found in most homes. We don't mean unsecured homes as in their not locked, just that most of the locks you would purchase at a local store are not sufficient enough. The average handle or knob lock set is good for one thing, keeping the honest people out (but aren't all locks for honest people?) We always recommend a deadbolt above that handle or knob set currently on your door. The reason is the deadbolt has a locking mechanism that goes into your door about 2 inches, where as the average knob or lever only go into your door frame less than one inch. Also the bottom latch moves freely in and out whereas the deadbolt's name says it all, DEAD bolt, meaning it doesn't move unless actuated by the key or thumb turn on the inside. We also can install security plates on the inside door jam to further prevent kicking in of doors, which is a great deterrent. We all understand "if they want to get in they will," and it has been proven, but wouldn't you want your house to look more secure than the next so they would rather go to the house with the cheap knob which is easy to get through?