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August 27, 2024,York Region sees 106 per cent increase in carjackings, 92 per cent increase in shootings: police

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/08/27/york-region-carjacking-crime-increase/ 

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 Miability 2024年9月28日
 

拿大的汽車盜竊搶劫問題非常嚴重,加拿大保險局稱之為“國家危機”。這一問題在大多倫多地區尤為突出,警方已投入重點精力應對。

約克區警局的探員Scott Cresswell駕駛著一輛無標誌的白色警車,穿越大多倫多地區,尋找可能用於藏匿被盜車輛的地點。

在密西沙加市一片繁忙商業區,他看到這裏停滿了汽車,並尋找可疑的跡象。隨後,他前往Halton Hills地區外的一個社區,在那裏,一間大獨立屋坐落在農田附近,四周圍是有柵欄院子。Cresswell懷疑這很可能是被盜車輛防止被追蹤暫時停留的地點。

Cresswell帶領的10人小組是打擊汽車盜竊的最前線。這個小組負責監視、追蹤和逮捕嫌疑人,設法將被盜車輛歸還給車主。

Cresswell表示,西南安省有幾十個犯罪團夥參與了汽車盜竊,這裏有大量高端車輛,且停放在易於進入的車道上,因而成為了犯罪分子的目標。

他說:“這些車的價值非常高,它們很容易被盜,在海外需求很大。”這為盜賊創造了“完美的機會”,尤其是被盜車輛可以相對容易地被運往蒙特利爾港並運出國境。

Cresswell稱,大多數被盜車輛運往非洲和中東國家,在那裏,豐田、本田,以及雷克薩斯和路虎等豪華品牌需求很高。但是那裏缺乏充電設施,所以電動汽車通常不會成為目標。他還指出,有少部分被盜車輛會偽裝成新車並在加拿大轉售。

根據保險公司資助的反犯罪組織Équité協會的數據,去年加拿大有超過7萬輛私家車被盜,其中3萬多輛在安省被盜。

這一數據已經引起國際關注。國際刑警組織的一份報告稱,基於2023年2月至5月收集的數據,在137個國家中,加拿大被列為盜車最嚴重的前十個國家之一。

整體形勢在今年略有好轉。Équité協會的數據顯示,2024年前六個月的盜車案件比2023年同期下降了17%。

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但一個新的問題卻出現了。Cresswell說:“我們看到劫車和入室盜竊車鑰匙案件量增加。”

上個月,約克區警察局長表示,該局今年已經記錄了64起暴力劫車案件,比2023年同期激增了106%,與2019年相比更是暴增了400%。

警方宣布將成立一個特別行動小組專門打擊劫車犯罪。

在多倫多,警方於6月表示,今年發生了149起劫車案件,比去年增加了86%。

前警官Mark Mendelson表示,劫車案件增加令人擔憂,因為這些案件的創傷性更大。

他說:“在淩晨4點從某人的車道上偷車,這雖然是一種侵害,但對受害者沒有暴力威脅,但如果是暴力犯罪,比如在路口或購物中心停車場遭遇搶劫,那是完全不同的。”

自COVID-19疫情爆發以來,盜車案件急劇上升,盜賊戴著口罩和連帽衫,使用設備克隆車鑰匙,然後闖入停放的汽車並開走。

現在,車主們正在使用方向盤鎖、屏蔽鑰匙信號的法拉第袋,以及Airtag來追蹤車輛,保護車輛。

Mendelson認為,這些可能促使盜賊采取更加大膽的嚐試。他說:“他們意識到,有時最簡單的方法就是跟蹤目標車輛,等到紅燈或停牌處,在人們放鬆警惕的情況下實施搶劫,拿著刀或槍衝向車輛。”

他表示,解決這一問題需要政府各個層級、執法部門以及汽車製造商的多方合作。

聯邦政府於2月份召開了汽車盜竊峰會,敦促加強執法、邊境服務、保險業和汽車製造商之間的合作。

加拿大保險局表示,2023年因被盜車輛導致的保險理賠成本超過15億加元,比2022年增加了20%。

這種情況使車主為車輛投保的費用更加昂貴。保險局估計,在安省,汽車盜竊問題使得車主的平均年度保費增加了約130元。

Ratehub.ca的保險副總裁Morgan Roberts表示:“如果你的車是盜竊率較高的車輛,那麽可能為保險多付費用。”

Cresswell說,汽車盜竊隨著技術的飛速發展而演變。“他們仍然可以闖入車輛,重新編程鑰匙,但過去可能需要10分鍾、7分鍾,而現在他們隻需要一分鍾。”

來源:ctv news

Carjackings have more than doubled and shootings are up 92 per cent in York Region this year. Erica Natividad with what's behind the surge and how police are tackling the issue.

By Denio Lourenco  August 27, 2024

York Regional Police say the area is experiencing a dramatic increase in carjackings, illegal handguns and violent crime.

In a news conference held Tuesday, Chief Jim MacSween called the situation “distressing,” and provided shocking statistics about crime trends in the area.

While auto thefts in the area have dropped by 33 per cent compared to last year, York Regional Police say there has been a 400 per cent increase in carjackings since 2019, which MacSween called, “violent” and “traumatizing” for victims and their families.

He says there have been 64 reported carjackings so far this year alone, representing a 106 per cent increase from last year.

To combat the situation, the chief says police will be launching a new task force focused solely on investigating carjackings.

MacSween also shared details about an uptick in violent crime. He says there have been 15 homicides so far this year and 46 shootings, representing a 92 per cent increase from last year.

The chief points the finger at organized crime rings who he says are smuggling illegal handguns across the border from the U.S. with limited consequences and also recruiting youths to commit crimes.

“The surge in gun violence can be attributed to organized crime rings who are obtaining and using illegal handguns to commit a number of offences,” MacSween told reporters. “Organized crime is also behind both the nationwide increases in auto lefts that we’ve all witnessed and the ongoing conflict in the tow truck industry.”

“As we continue to see, some tow truck organizations are resorting to both gun violence and arson as a means of threatening their business rivals,” he added. “There are many cases where we find young people brandishing handguns, victimizing community members, and then in short order, in some cases, they are back out on bail, out on the streets again.”

York Police also reported a four per cent rise in hate crimes.

“We understand that these crimes can shake our community to its core and are extremely tragic for victims, family members and loved ones,” he added. “We’re committed to finding justice and restoring a sense of safety in the community.”

MacSween says the trend of violent crime is a major concern for the police force and will be a top priority for the remaining months of 2024.

“York Regional Police will continue to do everything we can to hold those to account, but we are only one pillar of the justice system, and public safety is a shared responsibility for all justice sector partners,” MacSween said. 

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