Vehicle Crime Review 2005 - AVCIS Police.UK

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HOME OFFICEReducing Vehicle CrimeLONDON: The Stationery Office£10.75Ordered by theHouse of Commonsto be printed on 24 January 2005REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL | HC 183 Session 2004-2005 | 28 January 2005
CONTENTSSUMMARY 1This report has been prepared underSection 6 of the National Audit Act 1983for presentation to the House of Commonsin accordance with Section 9 of the Act.John BournComptroller and Auditor GeneralNational Audit Office18 January 2005The National Audit Officestudy team consisted of:Philip Gibby and Sarah Mason under thedirection of Aileen MurphieThis report can be found on the NationalAudit Office web site at www.nao.org.ukFor further information about theNational Audit Office please contact:National Audit OfficePress Office157-197 Buckingham Palace RoadVictoriaLondonSW1W 9SPTel: 020 7798 7400Email: enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk© National Audit Office 2005PART 1Numbers of thefts of and from vehicles 8have fallen significantlyA large number of vehicles are broken into or stolen 9The British Crime Survey estimates the number 11of thefts of and from vehicles has fallen by30 per cent since 1999Despite the reduction, vehicle crimes continue 12to endanger lives, cause owners distress andinconvenience, and increase the cost of motoringPART 2The Home Office has co-ordinated 14measures to achieve significantreductions in vehicle crimeThe Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team has 15proved an effective body in co-ordinating initiativesVehicle crime has also come down because of a 16range of other external factorsOur examination focused on Home Office actions 16to tackle thefts of and thefts from vehiclesPART 3Improvements in vehicle security help 18deter criminalsThe Home Office has encouraged manufacturers 19to improve securityAdditional improvements in vehicle security 20could reduce crime further
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Page 16 and 17: part oneA large number of vehicles
Page 18 and 19: part one5Location and timing of veh
Page 20: part one7The rate of thefts of and
Page 23 and 24: part twoVehicle crime has also come
Page 25 and 26: part threePART THREEImprovements in
Page 27 and 28: part three10Examples of the securit
Page 29 and 30: part three3.5 Further improvements
Page 31 and 32: part four4.1 Our key findings are:
Page 33 and 34: part four15 There was a large varia
Page 35 and 36: part five5.1 A thief might be deter
Page 37 and 38: part sixPART SIXData held by the Dr
Page 39 and 40: part six16The estimated rate of acc
Page 41 and 42: part sevenPART SEVENFurther progres
Page 43 and 44: part seven7.5 The Home Office has a
Page 45 and 46: part seven7.12 Improvements in vehi
Page 47 and 48: part eightThe Home Office has made
Page 49 and 50: appendix oneAPPENDIX 1The number of

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