Security issue: Vehicle theft
Vehicle theft is the crime of theft, or attempt of theft of or from a motor vehicle (automobile, truck, bus, motorcycle, etc.).
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Description
This category includes both theft of and from vehicles in the same category, because the measures against it would be very alike from the viewpoint of an urban planner.
This category does not include: carjacking/joyriding, theft with access to keys, fraudulent theft, or opportunistic theft
Attributing circumstances
- location (attainability of theft)
- Deserted car parking lots, quiet junctions and residential areas are often targets. In addition, vehicles stuck in traffic are often targets for a 'smash and grab' incident where an item of value is clearly visible (e.g. handbag, purse, stereo, etc.)/
| Location | Thefts per 100,000 cars per 24 hours |
| Home garage | 2 |
| Home carport/drive | 40 |
| Home street | 117 |
- attractiveness of vehicles or items in vehicles
- proximity to known area with car theft
Impacts
Economic impact
Property crimes such as vehicle theft lead to considerable costs in both a direct (primary) and a indirect (secondary) way[2]. Direct costs of vehicle theft come in the form of:
- Preventive costs in anticipation of vehicle theft (e.g. security measures, prevention, insurance fees);
- Material and immaterial costs as a consequence of vehicle theft (e.g. physical damage, repairs, mental harm); and
- Responsive costs to vehicle theft (e.g. the costs of detection and prevention, persecution, support trial, etc.).
In addition, the secondary economic impact of criminal offences has to be considered. Property crime like vehicle theft not only leads to financial or physical damage and prevention costs, but in case of frequent occurrence also indirectly influences the local/regional and even national economy of a country. For example, crime prone areas with a long-standing reputation for suffering from much crime are subjects of high mobility of residents, vandalism, parking with extreme security measures, etc. In addition, one could consider the opportunity costs of police and other public services (like services for victim support).
Measures
- surveillance
- reaction force
- target hardening
- access control (parkings)
- deflecting offenders
- Education (don't leave valuables in car)
Footnotes and references
- ↑ http://www.popcenter.org/problems/residential_car_theft/
- ↑ Primary economic impact (or direct effects) are generally defined as the initial, immediate economic output generated by a specific cause (in this case a criminal offence). Secondary economic impact (or indirect effects) are generated each time a subsequent transaction is made, for example, the impact of crime on the real estate value in the neighbourhood.
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