Victim of theft?

[muikabochi 208]

No houses in my neighbourhood with any kind of alarm either I don't think. Just the one key locking the house.

[muikabochi 208]

I made a "locking house" poll

 

http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/374443/Do_people_where_you_live_lock_.html

[Metabo Oyaji 71]

Originally Posted By: KlingKlang

Do many cars get stolen here?

Can't remember EVER hearing of a stolen car incident, though surely there are some.

One web site reports that according to police statistics, 25,815 cars were stolen in 2009.

[fukdane 2]

Would be interesting to compare that with US / UK / etc

[thursday 1]

UK: Every other car is stolen for a joy ride and crack.

 

US: Every other car is stolen to pay for crack.

 

etc: Every other car is stolen to pay for bread.

[mitchpee 10]

Originally Posted By: fukdane

Would be interesting to compare that with US / UK / etc

I just looked it up...looks like about 1.2-1.3 million cars are stolen in the US per year.

Per capita that translates to much much more.

[HelperElfMissy 42]

Would also be interesting to know what the cars are used for when they are stolen in each country or region.

 

I know in the Northern Territory (where my sis in law and her family live) if a car is stolen it is usually the one with keys in it and a full petrol tank, and is used for transport and then often dumped when they have got to where they wanted to be. The theft is most likely to be a petty criminal who steals/borrows what he wants or needs to get by.

 

But in Perth it seems the cars chosen are more often the very hard to steal high powered/strong bodied 4WD vehicle, specifically for getaways and ram raids. The car theft is more likely to be part of an organized gang activity.

 

I am more concerned about the second type - as they are the ones that will pull a gun or knife if you interrupt them.

[kintaro 0]

Just in the past 12 months here in Honolulu:

 

1- 6 mountain bikes each properly locked (2 directly next to the police station in Waikiki in broad daylight.

 

2- Car stereo (they broke my window)

 

3- $500 cash from a hidden location in my suitcase in my locked hotel room. (Had to be a maid?)

 

4- My house was robbed and they took a bunch of my clothes, all of my shoes, some alcohol, and my entire CD collection - very strange.

 

 

11 years of living in Japan:

Nothing stolen from me. I kept an 80,000 yen mountain bike unlocked for 4 years...no problem.

[big-will 7]

Thats terrible Kintaro.

Crime so bad in Hawaii, I wouldn't have guessed.