No idea on the stats for that, but I must admit that I'm always concerned leaving my items unattended as lounges often have so much traffic coming and going that it's easy for someone to pocket a phone or similar and before you can work out who it was, they could be long gone. If ever I leave my items at the chair/table unattended, I'm constantly looking back to make sure they're still where I left them.
But in the airport:
They're very quick to point out it was foreigners, aren't they... as if locals would never commit any crime ever.But in the airport:
2 foreigners arrested for shop theft at Changi Airport
The duo were arrested before they could leave Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.www.straitstimes.com
Our work security protocols absolutely ban you from leaving your phone lying around unattended, and laptops have to be locked and put out of sight before heading off elsewhere for a moment. I shake my head seeing what gets left around, and laptops open and unlocked.
Holy moly! Indeed, Trippin be trippin' (apologies). I could not go through life like that. I'll follow the stats and take the minuscule risk of a theft in return for enjoying a (relatively) carefree journey. I fly far less often than many/most on here but have never had a bad outcome leaving stuff unattended in lounges or especially on planes - where's the thief gonna go? - for short periods of time. Maybe not a passport or phone lying on a table, but laptop have done many times. You'd have to be pretty stupid to steal in a lounge. Cameras everywhere and they have a record of all visitors.
Your paranoia is not my problem.
