It is not complicated to stay safe and keep your belongings safe while studying in college. Here are some easy tips that can help you to avoid any issues. 

1. Get the campus security phone number to use in times of emergency. You can note it down somewhere or save it on your phone.
2. If you do not live on the campus, send a message to someone you know when you reach home. If you stay late at night in the library with your friend to study for the final exam, decide to send a text message to each other when you reach home later.
3. Tell someone when you go out. For instance, let someone know when you go to a club or date. Tell your roommate, friend, or a responsible person where you are going and when you will be back. You need not give them all the details. 
4. It is better to take someone with you when you go out at night. Even if the neighborhood is safe, having a small or big female or male person with you is recommendable.
5. Do not hesitate to use the escort service provided on the campus at night. You need not feel embarrassed about it. Moreover, it is free.
6. Save emergency numbers on your phone. For instance, you should know the phone number you have to call to cancel your credit card when your wallet is lost. If you have all the useful numbers on your phone, you can make an instant call and save your stuff. It will keep the money you have been saving for the semester safe.
7. Remember to check and lock the windows. 
8. Keep a watch on your things when you visit the library. Someone may pick up your laptop or iPod when you are busy with a vending machine.
9. Install a locking system on your laptop. You can use an electronic locking or tracking device or a physical lock.
10. If you own a car, keep checking it frequently. If you do not use it all the time during the semester, other individuals could be using it. 
11. Do not forget to lock your car. 
12. Keep your keys carefully. If your keys are lost, do not be under the impression that they will come back on their own. Do not ask your roommate to let you in all the time. Pay money and get another set of keys.
13. Make it a point to lock the room whenever you go out of the room. That means you should keep it locked even when you take a shower or go to another room nearby to borrow a book.
14. Always keep your apartment building or hall’s main door locked. You don’t usually leave your house’s front door open, do you?
15. Do not allow strangers to come inside your apartment building or hall. Do not worry that individuals might think you are a jerk if you do this. Instead, they will feel that you are a suitable neighbor.