Car theft is one of the most common crimes that affects many people. Although different jurisdictions adopt prevention measures – for example, the placement of security cameras security or the increase in police forces on the streets – a high level of accidents remains.
Still, some signs show improvement in some aspects.
According to the private report, During November, there was an 8% reduction in the number of complaints received compared to the previous month.
However, The type of armed robbery experienced a significant increase, reaching 77% of reported cases, which shows the persistence of violence in these crimes.
“Of the total volume of complaints received, a mixed picture is observed, marked by a small slowdown in total complaints, but with a disturbing increase in violent thefts and new dynamics in the types of vehicles affected,” according to data from the company Strix, company with more than 600,000 clients in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay,
As for the type of vehicles most affected, private cars continue to be the most reported.
However, a slight increase was observed in complaints related to utility units, which represented 5% of the total cases surveyed in the month (compared to 4% in October).
Car theft: the number of complaints decreased
On the other hand, when analyzing the accumulated trends so far this year (from January to November 2024), the theft of 4×4 trucks showed a growth of five percentage points in its share of the total vehicles reported.
This increase reinforces the need to pay special attention to this segment, increasingly coveted by criminals due to its market value and its particular characteristics.
“The application of technology to deter theft shows positive results, both in private segments and in those that correspond to corporate fleet management,” he noted. Martin PyStrategic Alliances Manager at Strix.
“We will have to review the evolution of the indicators during the summer season, a time when people tend to be more distracted and relaxed, which leads them to generate greater security breaches. Many of them, which today have a solution thanks to technology,” the company stated.
Source: Ambito
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