<p>Use heightened awareness in Baltimore. Every city has crime, yes, but Baltimore statistically has much higher rates of petty crime, violent crime, assaults, and robbery than many other major cities. Almost everyday I get an email detailing the events of a mugging with subsequent cell phone stolen, and this is always near main campus or the hospital. Don’t walk around with your cell phone out and texting while walking. Plan your path accordingly before you walk somewhere at night, sticking to well lit areas and places with no confinement. Have your keys ready to go if you drove before you walk up to a car. Avoid carrying any bags that look like they might have computers. </p>
<p>Also, why would you simply not put a lock on your locker at the gym? It doesn’t matter where you go to school, I bet Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton have theft on their campuses as well–lowlifes are everywhere.</p>