Car thefts have decreased in Moscow. about this reports Telegram channel “Moscow Ministry of Transport” with a link to Moscow Deputy Mayor of Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.
“Thanks to the photo-video recording complexes of the data center, there has been a 15 percent decrease in theft and burglary incidents in the capital. They monitor the city’s roads 24/7, recording traffic violations and helping search for stolen cars. “We continue to monitor the security on the capital’s roads as per the duty of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,” the channel said in its statement.
In total, for 10 months of 2024, 486 cases of car theft were recorded in Moscow, and in the same period last year – 575.
Before that, Jan Heizer, vice president of the National Automobile Association statedIt is almost impossible to return a stolen car to its owner in Russia, but there are ways to protect the car from theft. According to him, criminals generally avoid cars with individual characteristics. Any non-standard design of the car, such as airbrushing, makes it less interesting to the thief. Finally, Heitzer reminded that drivers should not neglect insurance.
In BMW cars previously imported to Russia, defined Dangerously vulnerable to theft.