The BBC in the UK had a show about this. It was supposedly by an ex convicted burglar and he would break into people&#x27;s homes to show them issues and how to protect themselves (reality TV style, but BBC so very subdued).<p>The alarmist nature of the show not withstanding, it was very interesting to see him at work. Very rarely did he do anything technical, complex, or time consuming.<p>MOST of his entries: Press the doorbell to make sure nobody was home. Walk around, hop the back garden fence. Walk up to a door, turn away from it, bend his foot back, and kick the bottom of the door with his foot until the frame gave in (1-2 minute entry).<p>Rarely he&#x27;d break windows, screens, utilise a small crowbar, or utilise a ladder left laying down in people&#x27;s back gardens to break into upper floors.<p>The most complicated break-in I witnessed on the show was via a motorised garage (essentially just used a crowbar, and then leverage to force it up, then slide under).<p>Never once did he use a lockpick, or do anything that a teenage couldn&#x27;t have done. A screwdriver and or tiny crowbar are his only tools.