As noted by others, the best way to deter theft is not keeping any valuable items out in the open while unattended, also secure any doors and compartments while unattended.....
Also noted is that you will generally feel 100 percent safe anywhere you visit in Alaska as a visiting RV tourist.
To ease the frame of mind of the OP and others concerned upon these two questions that an answer would not be needed :
Why do I always deport myself year after year after year (...and so forth) and keep coming back to Canada for vacations ?
Why do many RV dot Net forum members return year after year after year or any other time possible return to visit Canada and Alaska ?
While theft crimes in Alaska are pretty rampant, the typical visiting RV tourist is hardly exposed to this environment as thieves do not generally hang out around any of the tourist, scenic or camping areas as the typical visitor or tourist never see any crime here.
Meth and heroin use is at an all time high in the more populated areas of Alaska, and thanks to the new state law bill that passed last year in order to keep the jail and prison population down and just citing offenders and re-offenders for certain major crimes - the theft crimes will not improve anytime soon......at least Alaska has the "stand your ground law" in place since 2013.
As far as theft is concerned, in my opinion - the most vulnerable places for a visiting RV tourist to potentially get ripped off for potential break ins while leaving your RV unattended would be :
South of Anchorage along the Seward Highway corridor within Chugach State Parks parking areas not visible from the highway with access to remote hiking trails and such.
Anywhere along the outskirts of the Mat-Su valley (Wasilla, Houston, Big Lake, Willow)
Anywhere along the outskirts of the Kenai Peninsula (less visited places for an RV)
Anywhere along the outskirts of the Fairbanks area (less visited places for an RV)
Again, these places mentioned are not the usual RV popular tourist destinations as such, and even so the chances of potential theft are still low in happening, but it does happen to other passenger vehicles as well, as far as unattended break ins are concerned.
I still run into the same type handful of reputable known thieves every now and then that I have known for over 30 years that I keep my distance from, as they have that mentality of what they see with their eyes....they think it belongs to them.
Nothing deters them unless they are locked up in jail, they will steal if it's -50 below out, if there is 8 feet of snow, too heavy of an item to carry they will steal a front end loader and lift whatever they want to take and haul it away....and yes they also have 2 stroke portable chop saws with carbon blades that can cut thru any metal or other materials in seconds if needed.....but as an RV tourist visiting at most places in Canada and Alaska are not subject to this scrutiny.
I too am always concerned about my safety and property in reference to travel, as I first researched police reports and local news of Yellowknife 6 months prior to visiting as I was appalled of how much crime was rampant there, it was just like Fairbanks in comparison....however once arriving there and visiting I felt 100 percent safe in Yellowknife and throughout the Northwest Territories as I knew crime was all around me but always kept on guard and never left anything valuable out in the open and unattended.
I am one that will chain up my Honda 2000 generator to my truck frame if it is being used while inside my camper even in the most remote places where no one is around, as well as locking my truck doors and camper door when away from the camper rig - ANYWHERE in the far north.
I still have that big city mentality of being raised in Los Angeles as I keep note of my total surroundings everywhere I go and watch other people's body language.....also, if my camper rig is parked in a public domain type of place such as a government campground or rest area - depending the type of place and region I will generally be no farther than 1000 feet away at the least to a maximum of a mile and a half away on foot.
If my camper rig is in a more secure location such as a safe enough RV private park or private property, I will venture much farther - but that is me.
Even in my RV as if I have a bad vibe or I feel uncomfortable in a situation or surrounding, I will move on.
I have travelled on the Alaska Highway since 1985, and had a camper since 1996, as I only had one incident that was startling in July 1997 between Tok and Mentasta along the Tok Cutoff portion of the Glenn Highway and moved on, and moved on upon not feeling comfortable a half dozen times total (which were all boondocking spots), out of many travels in a 32 year period.
For those concerned about crime in Alaska, here is a link that one can keep up with with Alaska State Troopers Dept. of Public Safety Daily Dispatches that are statewide....you can also read the local news websites of various places one can plan to visit to keep a perspective of knowing the potential incidents that could occur.
Alaska road system areas of AST daily dispaches :A Detachment : Southeast Alaska panhandle regions
B Detachment : Matunuska-Susitna Valley and Copper Valley regions :
(Wasilla, Big Lake, Houston, Willow, Talkeetna, Palmer, Sutton, Chickaloon, Gakona, Glennallen, Chitina, Valdez)
D Detachment : Fairbanks and Interior Alaska regions :
(Cantwell, Denali, Healy, Nenana, Central, Circle, North Pole, Salcha, Delta Junction, Paxson, Tok, Chicken, Eagle)
E Detachment : Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula regions :
(Girdwood, Portage, Whittier, Hope, Moose Pass, Seward, Cooper Landing, Sterling, Kenai, Soldotna, Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Homer)
Alaska State Troopers - Daily Dispatch
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