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EMEA INCIDENT INTELLIGENCE


In 2019, the number of incidents rose to 8,548 versus 3,981 in 2018. Of these, only 39.1% of reports provided any financial value for the goods stolen, which accounted for a combined €137,991,499.


The Association also recorded thefts from supply chains in more countries in the EMEA region than ever before – 48 in total compared to 35 in the previous year.


Of this total, 10 countries accounted for 94.6% of the cargo crimes reported in 2019:


• Germany – 2,905, up 1,945% year-on-year • France – 1,542, up 817.8% • United Kingdom – 1,199, down 53.6% • Netherlands – 680, up 55.6% • Sweden – 607, up 1,114% • Spain – 388, up 53.9% • Russia – 371, up 290.5% • Italy – 159, up 174.1% • Belgium – 120, up 118.1% • South Africa – 118, up 195%


SHATTERING STATISTICS


Recorded cargo thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) more than doubled to 8,548 incidents in 2019 and involved losses of products worth well over €137 million. The number of crimes represents a 114,7% increase over the previous year.


The incident rate is the highest recorded in TAPA’s 23-year history as the leading Security Expert Network for everyone in the supply chain and reflects criminal attacks on all modes of transport; air cargo, ocean freight, road freight and rail freight.


In its Incident Information Service (IIS) Annual Report 2019, the Association also reveals average losses for major cargo crimes of €536,889 and an average daily loss in the EMEA region last year of €378,058.


The intelligence data is based on cargo losses reported to TAPA’s IIS by international law enforcement agencies, insurers, manufacturers and logistics service providers. Despite the high numbers, however, the Association continues to emphasise that it is still not receiving reports on the large majority of cargo crimes it believes are taking place across the region.


FIVE-YEAR IIS ANALYSIS Recorded cargo theft incidents in EMEA 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015


8,548 3,981 2,880 2,611 1,515


Sources: TAPA EMEA IIS Annual Reports


While the UK was the only country to report fewer incidents to TAPA’s incident database in 2019, the Association is aware that UK police have information on more than 4,000 cargo crimes across the country over the course of the year which has not so far been shared with TAPA.


Higher incident rates were also recorded in many other countries in the region, including:


• Czech Republic – 73, up 421% • Romania – 68, up 165.3% • Denmark – 50, up 1,150% • Hungary – 44, up 450% • Poland – 40, up 344.4%


In terms of major losses, the top five countries – based on crimes reporting a value - were heavily influenced by a small number of very high value thefts, notably in Albania and South Africa:


• South Africa - €19,334,171 • Netherlands – €15,875,292 • United Kingdom – €13,377,226 • Germany - €10,918,393 • Albania – €10,000,000


In the second tier of losses for crimes with a value of between €50,000 and €100,000, three of the 21 countries with incidents in this category accounted for the majority of the total £15.9m loss:


• Russia – €5,166,599 • Germany – €3,748,444 • United Kingdom – €3,250,207


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