theft in dorms

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<p>Next year I'm headed to the University of Oklahoma, which if you aren't familiar with it is a medium-sized state school in a small college town. I used to live there until 4 years ago, and I loved the town and its surroundings..everyone is nice, polite, basically southern hospitality in the southwest. </p>

<p>My question is, in this type of environment (medium sized state school) is theft a problem in the dorms? I would like to take my $700 guitar and a laptop (well, I have to take a laptop) with me...I'm mainly worried about the guitar. I'll be getting a random roommate probably, which I'm fine with, except that someone who I still don't know will have access to my guitar and laptop. </p>

<p>Any ideas for security? Should I not take my guitar? Though that really isn't an option...Should I lock the case to the underside of my bed? Have you had any problems with theft?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot, sorry for the crazy post.</p>

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<p>Things will only get stolen from you if you are stupid (or your roommate is stupid). So just use common sense. Make sure your doors/windows are locked when out of the room, etc.</p>

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<p>at many colleges you have a cabinet in which you hang your clothes, etc. and it can be locked. Put it in there ...</p>

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<p>i agree with hopkinslax... just dont be stupid about leaving the door wide open with it in plain sight. also, get a laptop lock for sure.</p>

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<p>maybe put your guitar away out of sight, in the closet or under the bed? lock the guitar case?</p>

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<p>"lock the guitar case?"</p>

<p>Then they'd just take the guitar along with the case.</p>

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<p>Never hang stuff on your door and never use a public cubby. I lost over $100 worth of stuff because some crummy little creep had the nerve to vandalize and rob my stuff.</p>

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<p>you can always buy a trunk and put a lock on it...then within the trunk, you can have a smaller box that locks with your money and other more valuable stuff.</p>

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<p>The most important thing is to keep your laptop/ computer locked up... I've heard that's the #1 stolen item in colleges. (Calculators are stolen in high school as laptops are stolen in college, haha)</p>

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<p>why would you need to buy a trunk with a lock when you could LOCK YOUR DOOR. I don't understand how people get things stolen, they're stupid.</p>

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<p>""lock the guitar case?"</p>

<p>Then they'd just take the guitar along with the case."</p>

<p>I would buy a safe chest with combo lock
they sell them at locksafe places</p>

<p>LOL KJOODLE!!!!!11</p>

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<p>I leave my door unlocked all the time. hell, sometimes i leave the door open. But then again I go to a small school.</p>

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<p>I go to a ~4000 undergrad private school, and people always leave their doors open and there have been 4 gaming consoles in one of the lounges since the begining of the year and only 2 games have been stolen and none of the consoles. However, I don't recommend doing that.</p>

<p>Lock your door whenever you leave and make sure that your roommate does the same. Either get a laptop lock or simply never leave it unattended unless it's in your room with the door shut and locked . I've been keeping my viola in my closet with the door shut most of the time, and most people don't even know that it's there.</p>

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<p>always lock your door.
at my school, most of the times, thieves are kids from town. if they have a chance to get into the dorms (i.e. during a party), they'll go around and take whatever they can.</p>