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Freshers arrive in Loughborough
Posted on 26/09/2007
Loughborough Newsdesk
The Freshers have arrived back in the town this week and anyone walking around the centre last night would have seen groups from the halls of residence being escorted around the various establishments.
The safety of students is one of the main concerns of the Police and of the University. You may not know that students run a high risk of being the victims of crime during their three year stay away from home. According to home office statistics 1 in 3 students become the victim of crime each year, with being mugged, vehicle related theft and burglary being the top three crimes.
With this in mind Operation Jolly sees Loughborough Police visiting students on campus, both at the halls or residence and at the Freshers Fair in order to educate the students in how they can reduce the chances of being the victim of criminal activity. Crime prevention packs have been prepared and will be handed out to students which contain such items as a property registration form and crime reduction leaflets which encourage the students to take action to both prevent crime occurring and also to make it harder for burglars to dispose of goods, thereby reducing the profitability of the crime.
In order to highlight the ease of gaining entry into a property the officers on patrol on the campus will put coasters through any open windows or doors that they come across. Hopefully action such as this will remind students who are living away from home for the first time (some from abroad) how vulnerable their property is if they leave windows and doors unlocked.
Marking property, which makes it harder for a criminal to sell and also help return to the rightful owner in the event it is recovered is something that is a must for all of us. There are various ways of doing this ranging from UV pens to SmartWater and the police will be helping mark such items as laptops and mobile phones over the following few weeks. Likewise the facility for marking cycles will be made available.
Even if windows and doors are left shut, given the state of some of the properties students live in, entry for a burglar is relatively easy if the property itself is in poor condition. Small items such as fitting locks to windows or having a decent mortice lock on the doors makes entry substantially harder for the criminal (some insurance companies actually offer a discount if you have a mortice lock rather than a Yale lock). However many landlords do not appreciate how a relatively small investment can deter would be thieves. With this in mind Loughborough Police have already held a crime prevention evening to encourage landlords of private rented accommodation to help them make their properties more secure.
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