CARGO CRIME STATISTICS


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Only six other countries in the region reported double-digit incident rates to IIS over the two months:


• Russia – 39 incidents, 7.8% of the Aug/Sep total


• Germany – 35 or 7% • Italy – 16 or 3.2% • South Africa – 13 or 2.5% • Spain – 13 or 2.5% • France – 12 or 2.4%


Of the 18 TAPA IIS product categories recording loss reports, Food & Drink and Tobacco accounted for 60 or 11.9% and 51 or 10.2% respectively. The other product categories seeing 10 or more cargo thefts were:


• No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 19 (3.8%)


• Furniture/Household Appliances – 19 (3.8%) • Clothing & Footwear – 17 (3.3%) • Metal – 14 (2.8%) • Cosmetics & Hygiene – 11 (2.2%) • Toys/Games – 10 (2.0%)


Theft from Vehicle crimes accounted for 336 or 66.9% of cargo theft incidents, well ahead of the 60 or 7.2% of crimes involving Fraud, the 32 or 6.4% of cases of Theft of Vehicle, and the 28 or 5.5% of crimes recorded as Theft from Facility. The full list of types of incidents can be found in the Cargo Crime Monitor in this issue.


Vehicles stopping in Unclassified Parking Locations – often due to the lack of secure truck parking options – incurred the greatest risk in this reporting period. This was the type of location stated in 296 or 59% of the


cargo crime intelligence reports sent to the TAPA IIS team. The other main times of known locations for freight thefts in August-September were:


• Services 3rd Party Facility – 46 (9.1%) • En Route – 39 (7.8%) • Destination Facility – 32 (6.4%) • Origin Facility – 13 (2.6%)


Reflecting the fact that most cargo crimes involved thieves cutting open the tarpaulin curtains of trucks or forcing open vehicles’ rear doors, Intrusion was the most recorded type of M.O, seen in 64.3% of reports over the two months or 323 of all incidents.


Other incident reports of note in August-September included:


• Eight offenders were killed by police officers in a shoot-out after they initiated a robbery at a Destination Facility storing machinery parts in Nairobi, Kenya, on 23 August


• 16 cargo thieves were arrested by police after a failed robbery from a freight depot in Boksburg in South Africa’s Gauteng province


• On 9 September, offenders targeting a truck and its cargo in Milan, Italy, used a narcotic gas to overcome the driver as he slept in his cab


• While cars and SUVs are usually used to help facilitate Theft from Moving Vehicle crimes, on 17 August in Pontypridd, Wales, thieves used mopeds in an attempt to slow down and attack a truck carrying food and drink products


Full information of all of the latest cargo thefts reported to TAPA EMEA can be found in the IIS database.


PRODUCT CATEGORY Unspecified


Miscellaneous Food & Drink Tobacco


No Load(Theft of truck and/or trailer) Furniture/Household Appliances Clothing & Footwear Metal


Cosmetics & Hygiene Toys/Games


Tools/Building Materials Car Parts


Computers/Laptops Cash


Pharmaceuticals Sports Equipment Bicycles


Agricultural Materials Phones Tyres


No


179 77 60 51 19 19 17 14 11 10 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 3 1 1


%


35.7% 15.3% 11.9% 10.2% 3.8% 3.8% 3.3% 2.8% 2.2% 2.0% 1.6% 1.6% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.2%


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