Auto thefts down, in Italy one every five minutes: Roma in second place – The Messenger

ROME – Calano the carjackings in 2015 but the cars continue to be preferred by thieves. According to data of the common law enforcement by the Department of Public Safety in 2015 the stolen cars were 114,121 compared to the 120,495 stolen in 2014. This figure translates to 312 cars stolen per day: one every five minutes.

the region with the highest number of thefts is Campania , with 23,682 car thefts and a percentage of 36% recoveries. Second place went to the New York with 18,709 subtractions and an even lower percentage of refunds which stood at 30%. Third place for the Apulia (17,046 thefts and a rate of 45% recoveries), fourth for the Lombardy (15,093 with 48% of recoveries), fifth for Sicily (14,535 and 42% of recoveries). At the other end of the ranking we find the Valle d’Aosta with only 40 stolen vehicles, 15 of which recovered to a rate of 38%; follows the Trentino Alto Adige with 223 thefts and 161 recoveries of 72% and Molise with 340 stolen cars and found 92 (27%).

The “geography” of the theft does not change if we analyze the ranking Some cities. The head always remains Naples with 17,290 thefts per year (about 47 per day), with 6,607 cars recovered (38%); second Rome , with 17,194 car thefts and 4,926 recoveries (28%); third Milan with 9,115 thefts and 3,940 cars returned (43%). The most virtuous province, however, is Belluno , with 19 stolen cars and recoveries of 68%. Throughout Italy the thieves preferences lean toward small cars of the FCA group, led by the Fiat Panda: last year 11,632 were those subject to theft, with a percentage of 56% recoveries. As for heavy vehicles instead thefts are on the rise: 2,275 stolen ones in 2015 against 2,071 in 2014. The region with the highest number of stolen vehicles is Sicily (358 thefts), followed by Lombardy (309) and Campania (279).

in Italy all the thieves preferences lean toward the utility of Fca group led by the Fiat Panda : last year were 11,632 ones object of theft, with a percentage of recoveries of 56%. As for heavy vehicles – 2275 the total of those stolen in 2015 (2,071 in 2014) – the region with the most theft is Sicily (358 thefts), followed by Lombardy (309) and Campania (279).