The top 10 hotspots for car theft around the world
Where does South Africa rank for car theft?
Car theft is a very common issue in South Africa, however, a recent study is shedding light on some shocking facts.
Apparently, South Africa does not rank in the Top 3, Top 5 or even the Top 10 of the world’s top car theft hot spots.
IOL states that according to research curated from more than 250,000 tweets, Spain ranks as the world’s worst country for car thefts, while Greece, Germany, Mexico, and Belgium are among the other countries ranking in the top 10 countries with the most tweets relating to car's being stolen.
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The analysis stated that 257,268 tweets including terms such as “car was stolen” from cities and countries around the world were extrapolated.
Local research from Tracker states that KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape had accounted for more of the national vehicle crime activities.
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“KwaZulu-Natal has moved from an average of 16% of the vehicle crime activities to 19% for the past three years, while Western Cape has moved from 6% to 9%”
As seen above, SA comes in at number 20.
These shocking new facts have surprised us in Mzansi.
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