Re: the keys thing.

Don't have the bowl in a place where it can be seen through the letter box or through the door if you have glass panels in it. Similarly, if you have a key rack where you hang your keys, don't put it on the wall within reach of the door. It's too easy to use the sticky stick or fishing rod/magnet method to reach car keys and haul them out through the letter box.

Have the biggest keyring or keyfob that you can find on your keys, preferably quite a heavy one, to make lifting them with the sticky stick method harder. Add extra old keys to increase the weight and confuse anyone who steals them. You'll know which is your front door key, but a thief would spend extra minutes fiddling to find the right key and increase the chances of his being caught. Extra keys will also help if you are in a dangerous area and afraid of being grabbed. Carrying them with keys sticking out between your fingers gives you an inpromptu knuckle duster and an opportunity to mark your attacker by scraping the keys down their arms or face.

LTS