The Brown Daily Heard – Campus Crimes Decreased in 2010. Brown Daily Heard, 2010
“On-campus burglaries were down 42 percent last year from the year before, from 67 in 2009 to 39 in 2010, according to the report. Porter attributed this reduction partially to the department’s efforts to make students more aware of the risks involved with leaving laptops unattended and dormitory rooms unlocked.
Reminders about laptop thefts and unlocked dorm rooms are regularly included in the department’s campus-wide emails. Increasing participation in the DPS laptop tracking service is another possible factor, Porter said.”