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Car thefts were up 28% in 2023, compared to the previous year, according to the latest report of Cesvi Argentina, which collected the data from January to December.
The information comes from the claims that insurance companies contribute to the Sofia Integrated System, a Big Data system that knows exactly and precisely the accident history of vehicles in Argentina, and that represents 75% of the insurance market.
The report also exposed an increase in the ratio of vehicle theft every 100,000 inhabitants, which went from being 158 to 201 robberies in the same period. The information provided is projected to 100% of the insured park.
When analyzing the variation by area, Capital Federal presented an increase of 42% and Greater Buenos Aires registered an increase in 32% (32% North, 33% West and 30% South).
For its part, in the inside of the country, the average number of robberies reflected an increase in 17%.
In terms of participation, the Most of the criminal acts occurred in Greater Buenos Aires, accumulating the 58% of the total. Lanus was the most difficult district, followed by Hummock and February third.
The number of robberies in the inside of the country represented the 33% of the total and, for its part, the participation of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires totaled the 9% of thefts in the country.
As for the type of robbery most chosen by criminals, during 2023, the participation of armed robberies At the country level it was Four. Five%while the thefts from vehicles parked on public roads They represented the 55%.
In this sense, the relationship between the number of armed robberies (AM) and thefts of vehicles parked on public roads (VP) by area was as follows:
