Security: Could you recover your valuables if they were stolen?

There's lots been written on security for your machines and networks, be it routers, PCs, laptops, netbooks, iPads, Androids and Blackberrys and the likes - but all the security in the world isn't going to help you if these actually get stolen, either through a break-in or pick pocketing or the likes.Are you prepared for this? Could you tell the police how to identify and track your items, should