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cargo crime, for example the project in regards to secure parking standards.


On top of that, it is important for all transport partners to have a combined view of the nature and cause of the problem and to have “noise” in the data. For the police, filed reports are important and not just remarks or messages. TAPA can help us to increase the preparedness to file cargo crime incident reports by motivating and supporting its members.


Do you have much dialogue with other law enforcement agencies in Europe regarding cargo crime and, if so, what more can T


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EMEA do to encourage other police forces to work more closely with the Association?


We have discussions with other police organisations at a European level. Europol is the connecting factor in this. The Netherlands is one of the few countries with a central information point for cargo crime. In our neighbouring countries we see that this is not always the case and that a more local level of cooperation is in place.


‘For us the hotline will be seen as successful when more companies begin filing reports and are satisfied with the way they are addressed and informed on the next steps.’


Is the hotline just for reporting cargo crimes in the Netherlands or can Dutch companies that suffer cargo crimes in other countries also use it?


The hotline is only for cargo crime incidents that happened in the Netherlands. The hotline is installed to serve the companies and drivers suffering a loss in the Netherlands and to help the police to respond in an appropriate way.


How will having more incident data help the Dutch police reduce the level of cargo thefts?


With this special phone number, the police will be able to improve the quality of recorded information which increases the chances of finding the suspects. The police resources are low. If police know where the hotspots are they can deploy their resources much more effectively.


What other initiatives are in place in the Netherlands to tackle the issue of cargo theft and are any other actions planned?


The action plan contains multiple activities that we enforce collectively. One of the actions is regress optimisation and case delegation. Another action is the deployment of camera images and data from other sensors (sensing) from public and private parties to fight cargo crime.


Dutch police proactively share incident intelligence with T


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Information Service. What do you see as the value of this?


A safe and secure society is built with each other. The police cannot do this on our own. TAPA is one of the partners we work actively with. By sharing our information, TAPA can inform their members and provide a tool which enables them to take appropriate measures by, for example, changing their transportation routes. This prevents theft from happening. TAPA also deploys other initiatives to prevent


TAPA can be an ambassador for our concept in the other European countries.


With a lot of criminals now crossing borders to commit cargo crimes in other countries, how challenging is it for national police agencies to identify and prosecute cargo thieves? Do we need a broader EU solution?


Mobile crime is a separate topic within the National Police. We see these international gangs operating not only in cargo crime but in many other areas too. Criminals have not been respecting borders for a long time. It becomes more and more important to exchange information within the EU and to work together. This also goes for cargo crime. A perfect example is the research that started in the Netherlands and an intensive cooperation with other countries is ongoing.


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