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Risk Profile: Items Stolen
BCS 2000 ( http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html)
provides the most up-to-date information on thefts from vehicles:
Valuables (including money, cheques, credit cards, wallets and
documents) were stolen in 16% of incidents.
Car parts (37% of incidents) and car radios (23%) were the most
commonly stolen items. These figures are lower than in the 1998
BCS (46% and 28% respectively), possibly due to vehicle security
improvements,
The percentage of incidents in which other goods such as tools,
telephones and fuel were stolen was also lower than 1998. This
also possibly reflects a change in offender behaviour stemming
from vehicle security improvements.
Items Stolen in vehicle-related thefts (1998
and 2000 BCS)
|
Percentages |
| Items Stolen |
Thefts of Vehicle |
Thefts from vehicle |
|
1998 |
2000 |
1998 |
2000 |
| Car parts |
na |
na |
46 |
37 |
| Valuables |
23 |
17 |
13 |
16 |
| Car radio |
23 |
16 |
28 |
23 |
| Other |
22 |
21 |
15 |
23 |
| Tools |
19 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
| Telephone |
8 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Fuel |
na |
na |
2 |
3 |
| Electrical equipment |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Bicycle |
1 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
| Camera |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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