China News Agency, New York, September 16th. US media reported on the 16th that the latest data from the Denver Police Department in Colorado showed that the number of car thefts at Denver International Airport in the first seven months of this year surged 125% year-on-year, and pickup trucks were stolen. The proportion rose.

　　According to a report by the Denver Post, local police said that the number of car thefts in Denver has been on the rise since 2020.

It is worth noting that in the first half of this year, the number of car thefts in the city increased by 73% over the same period last year. On average, more than 500 cars were driven away by thieves every week. During this period, the frequency of car thefts in the airport area Much higher than the city's average.

The latest data shows that in the first seven months of this year, the number of car thefts at Denver Airport reached 115, a year-on-year increase of 125%.

　　According to the police, the number of these cases is limited to the narrowly defined airport jurisdiction.

In the statistics on car thefts at Denver Airport, nearby hotels, long-term parking lots and other locations are not included. In fact, car thefts occur frequently in these locations.

　　During the investigation, the police found that practical vehicles such as pickup trucks and small vans accounted for a larger proportion of car thefts this year. Thieves prefer pickup trucks, and expensive cars are less frequented.

The police said that although the Denver area police successfully recovered 88% of the vehicles involved in the theft, many of the vehicles were severely damaged and the stolen passengers still suffered large losses.

　　The Fox Television Financial Channel quoted the latest report issued by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, stating that Denver’s car theft rate last year averaged 706 vehicles per 100,000 residents, an increase from 475 vehicles per 100,000 residents in 2019. That’s 49%, which puts the region in third place in the 2020 ranking of hottest cities in the U.S. for car theft.

　　The report said that the new crown pneumonia epidemic is an important reason for the sudden increase in car theft cases. The economic downturn caused by the epidemic and the shortage of law enforcement agencies have caused a high crime rate to a certain extent.

In fact, the surge in the number of car thefts is a problem faced by many cities in the United States.

Across the U.S., an average car is stolen every 36 seconds.

　　David Glawe, President and CEO of the National Insurance and Crime Bureau, said that for many people, cars are the second largest investment after real estate. People must lock their cars when they get out of the car, no matter where they are driving. Carry out the doors and windows of the vehicle, take away the keys, and read the relevant clauses of car theft carefully when purchasing auto insurance.

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