Theft of luxury cars is highly familiar and extensive, and distance from homeless people is just one of many goals for organized crime groups.
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According to a new report, which was stolen and shipped from the UK within 24 hours, the report found that theft cost British consumers and the economy billions of pounds.
Royal Joint Service Academy (RUSI) Defense and Security Think Tank says organized criminal gangs are driving a surge in car theft in the country Report Published on Thursday, the UK’s vehicle theft rate has risen 75% over the past decade, with around 130,000 cars a year.
The stolen cars are not only high-end cars such as high-end vehicles, such as the Rovers or Rolls-Royce, but also everyday models like Ford Fiesta or Focus and Volkswagen Golf According to data on the biggest brands and models of theft.
They can be relatively easily snatched away by organized criminal gangs that use and adapt to complex vehicle theft technologies that can quickly steal cars when automakers launch anti-theft countermeasures.
Rusi said in the analysis that the technology, networking and tested smuggling routes of organized criminal groups mean that cars are “stolen, loaded and evacuated from the UK” and noted that vehicle theft is no longer a low-level, opportunity crime, but a high-value, high-value, high-risk, low-risk form of crime with domestic and international pollutants.
“The discovery we really emphasize is a certain brand or model today, but if this is designed (as technology advances to resist theft), or the demand changes, it will be another tomorrow,” Elijah Glantz, a researcher with the Organized Crime and Police Team of Rusi, reported one of the reports and told CNBC.
On January 13, 2017, the prospect of the Ford Fiesta STLINE STLINE SPORT hatchback was exhibited at the Brussels Expo in Brussels.
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Criminals become bolder, better organized, able to provide relatively easy markets where vehicles are expensive or in short supply, and demand for parts or entire vehicles is high.
Some of the major export markets for stolen high-value cars are said to include the United Arab Emirates, Georgia in the Caucasus region, Cyprus (like the UK, driving with left hand) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The overall increase in parts and vehicle costs in these markets and the inadequate supply in these markets “drive people to find the cheapest alternatives that, in many cases, may be sourced from illegal markets and initially stolen from drives.”
CNBC has contacted the findings about the report, and the agency has contacted the National Crime Agency, which investigates serious crimes.
Crime Cost
In addition to the personal expenses of stealing cars for car owners, vehicle theft has had a significant impact on British drivers and the wider economy.
“Car theft now costs the UK economy about £1.77 billion ($2.43 billion per year), and the quotes for car insurance premiums have increased by 82% since 2021,” with costs intensifying due to increased repair costs, vehicle prices and wider economic pressures, both Glantz and Rusi co-author Mark Williams and Alastair Greig.
According to data collected by the UK Home Office, an estimated £1.77 billion refers to a social and economic “cost of crime” measure, which refers to the funds for crime prevention, the economic damage caused to victims, whether commercial businesses or individuals, and the cost of remediation of theft cases.
A collection of luxury cars recovered on Metropolitan Police Car Pounds after police raided a house linked to Operation Mansell, targeting theft and stealing of expensive cars.
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“The cost of vehicles increases, insurance costs increases. Vehicle manufacturers pour a lot of money to protect their vehicles, so the cost of crime increases, and the overall amount of crime increases. So, $1.77 billion is really a very low number,” he said.
Of course, car theft and illegal exports are not limited to the UK For example, Canada has seen an increase in stolen cars to Central and West Africa.– But there are some specific issues that make the UK more vulnerable to such crimes, such as its geographical location, the fact that an island, and its budget-bound police prioritize violent crimes.
“The UK is clearly a global trading partner with many interactions and trade relations with the UAE, Africa and elsewhere, and the vulnerability of the ports exists,” Grands said.
“So, these systems are very fragile,” Grands said.
