<p>Have you or friends had any problems with laptop thefts? Do you use laptop security measures, such as cables?</p>
<p>Yes, Stanford is not immune to crime.</p>
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<p>^^ this was a very brazen break-in and stuff like this usually does not happen. Bikes are usually the most common target for thieves.</p>
<p>There's a lot of trust in the Stanford community... some people leave dorm rooms unlocked for quick errands and some entry doors are usually propped open. Unfortunately some people take advantage of that trust.</p>
<p>I know of one girl who had her laptop stolen, but the criminals were caught and I believe she got it back. Other than that, not really. I have a laptop cable and I use it about half the time.</p>
<p>My roommate and I have left our doors open every single day of the year (except during winter break, when the whole campus closed down) and we didn't get anything stolen.</p>
<p>Theft is very common in the dorms, with everything from laptops to food at risk. The student posters above pinpoint the reason...many students imagine themselves to be immune from any harm within the Stanford bubble.
I don't think a laptop cable is necessary. Students should lock their dorm room doors when they are gone, and not leave their laptops unattended in the library.
Stanford is cracking down on the practice of leaving the outside dorm doors propped open...there were a few unfortunate incidents last year and students need to realize that convenience must come second to personal safety.</p>
<p>My S plans to lock his dorm room door, but you can't count on the roommate doing so. The only thing of value that he will have will be his laptop, and it would be a wrench to have it taken.</p>
<p>The kids who haven't had anything stolen are very lucky. My D attends college at an urban university, and the students must be extremely careful. There is no such thing as an outside dorm door propped open on that campus.</p>
<p>Crimes other than theft can be committed as a result of easy access to a dorm, and I hope that the crackdown on door-propping is successful.</p>