The basics:
- Be careful and aware of your surroundings!
- Be prepared!
- Have backup support!
- Have safety plan & solutions!
Accommodation - Private places, dormitories
Students own a number of items that are attractive to thieves/criminals so they occasionally target student houses.
To reduce risks, you should:
- Discover the living area day & night, obtain experiences for safe and/or less friendly places
- Lock the doors & windows
- Never let anyone you do not know in
- Never let unknown persons who have no authorised access/cards into the dorm
- Do not leave valuable things in or near to windows, doors
Communicate any suspicious circumstances to the receptionists, security guards or the police (#112)!
Keeping private properties, valuables safe
- Don’t make yourself a target when carrying your values!
- Keep your bag closed!
- Don’t carry large amounts of cash!
- Have an insurance!
- Don’t leave your laptop, tablet or cell phone unattended, not even in the car!
- Mark your properties (engraving, photography, etc.)!
- Use PIN or pattern code!
- Record your bike’s serial number (engrave an ID onto the frame – you can do it at the uni with police cooperation!
- Always lock your bike to bike racks!
ATM Security & Data Protection
- Prefer ATMs on campus sites, next or near to banks or in well-lit, high-traffic areas of the city.
- Never tell anyone your PIN code!
- Beware of strangers who offer to help you!
- Don't allow others to distract you while you're banking!
- Block your card if stolen as soon as possible!
- Check your bank balance regularly!
- Inform your bank about your new address as soon as possible!
- Beware of fraudsters posing as organisations!
- Report the loss of any important documents to authorities!
