2020H1 CRIME DATA GERMANY
Germany recorded the second highest incident rate in the IIS database in the first six months of 2020 with 827 crimes producing a total loss value of €5,047,535, based on the 33.6% of reports providing financial data.
Top 10 most stolen types of products = 94.9%
• Unspecified – 427 (51.7%) • Miscellaneous – 202 (24.5%) • Clothing & Footwear – 29 (3.5%) • Tools/Building Materials – 28 (3.4%) • Furniture/Household Appliances – 24 (2.9%) • Food & Drink – 24 (2.9%)
• No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 15 (1.8%)
• Cosmetics & Hygiene – 13 (1.6%) • Tyres – 11 (1.3%) • Car Parts – 11 (1.3%)
Overall, TAPA recorded losses in 19 IIS product categories over the six months. Categories with 100 incidents or more were:
• Food & Drink – 238 or 7.2% of the six-month total
• Tobacco – 192 or 5.8%
• No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 174 or 5.3%
• Clothing & Footwear – 118 or 3.5%
• Furniture/Household Appliances – 106 or 3.2%
Theft from Vehicle remained the most recorded type of incident with 2,179 crimes representing 66.4% of the half-year total , ahead of the 413 cases of Theft, 145 crimes involving Theft of Vehicle, and 122 incidents of Theft from Facility. TAPA’s IIS also recorded 84 cases of Fraud, the majority of which were in Russia.
Top 5 types of incident = 96.5% • Theft from Vehicle – 534 (64.6%) • Theft – 202 (24.5%) • Theft from Facility – 32 (3.9%) • Theft of Trailer – 16 (1.9%) • Theft of Vehicle – 13 (1.6%) Top 5 types of location = 99.4% • Unclassified Parking Location – 534 (64.6%) • Unknown – 220 (26.6%) • Destination Facility – 30 (3.6%) • Services 3rd Party Facility – 24 (2.9%) • Origin Facility – 14 (1.7%) Top 5 types of M.O. = 100% • Unknown – 653 (78.9%) •
Intrusion 165 (19.9%)
• Violent & Threat with Violence – 3 (0.4%) • Theft from Moving Vehicle – 3 (0.4%) •
Internal – 3 (0.4%)
827 Recorded incidents in 2020H1
190 29 57 3 29
GERMANY Recorded incidents by region
• Lower Saxony - 255 . North Rhine-Westphalia - 190 . Saxony-Anhalt - 118 . Rhineland-Palatinate - 57 . Brandenburg - 52 . Saxony - 41
. Baden-Württemberg - 29 . Hesse - 29 . Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - 19 . Bavaria - 17 . Thuringia - 8 . Schleswig-Holstein - 4 . Saarland - 3
Note: The locations of 5 incidents were unknown.
PRODUCT CATEGORY
Top 10 by number of incidents Unspecified
Miscellaneous Food & Drink Tobacco
No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) Clothing & Footwear
Furniture/Household Appliances Cosmetics & Hygiene Tools/Building Materials Car Parts TOTAL
In 1,605 or 48.9% of crimes reported to the Association, the location of incidents was recorded as Unclassified Parking Location. High incident rates were also seen for:
• Destination Facility – 362 or 11% • En Route – 197 or 6% • Services 3rd Party Facility – 169 or 5.1%
TAPA also recorded several incidents involving migrants onboard trucks and freight trains, as well as arrests of drivers implicated in people trafficking.
TAPA members can see the full half-year data and conduct their own analysis using the password-protected IIS database.
OTHER PRODUCTS Metal
Pharmaceuticals
Computers/Laptops Phones Cash Tyres
Bicycles Toys/Games
Agricultural Materials Sports Equipment
Jewellery/Precious Metals TOTAL
Number
1,141 943 238 192 174 118 106 71 52 48
%
34.8% 28.7% 7.2% 5.8% 5.3% 3.5% 3.2% 2.1% 1.5% 1.4%
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