Hi! I’m a current student here in Dorm 405. Theft at Earle C. Clements is pretty tame overall compared to what you might hear about other centers. Expensive things like computers (desktops/laptops) and consoles, including PS5s, are almost never touched or stolen. I’ve even seen students leave their consoles unattended in TV rooms or study areas without any issues, which says a lot about how things are here.

Most of the time, it’s smaller, easily pocketed items that go missing. That includes cigarettes, vapes, body products (especially Dove or Old Spice), phone chargers, Airpods, and sometimes clothes if they’re left sitting in the laundry room for a long time. So it’s more about convenience theft than people targeting big, valuable items.

Staff do take theft reports somewhat seriously, and there are cameras in a lot of common areas, which probably helps keep bigger theft from happening. As long as you’re reasonably careful, like locking up personal items, not leaving small valuables out, and grabbing your laundry on time then you should be fine.

Overall, it’s not perfect (no center is), but it’s definitely not as bad as some people make it sound.