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true scale of truck crime
AS PREDICTED BY the head of national intelligence unit TruckPol, thE latest crime statistics for 2007 paint an inaccurate picture of securit) within the haulage industry.
Figures for hijacks. thefts from vehicles, deception and warehousE thefts are all down on 2006, but only because police forces across thE country did not provide vital data.
Between January and December 2007 there were 82 recordec hijacks and attempted hijacks, compared with 129 in 2006; thefts frorr vehicles almost halved to 644, and deceptions such as 'round thE corner thefts' fell 56% to 38. However, Detective Constable And' Round believes truck crime actually rose by 5% during the period.
The failure to collate accurate figures has angered the Roe( Haulage Association, which blames the Home Office for failing t( make any progress in this area ('TruckPol slams inaccurate freiglcrime stats', CM 17 January).
However, Round says the figures are useful and he believes thi statistic for theft of vehicles 1,176 compared with 1,505 the yea before-is broadly accurate. "We are working to resolve the issue," hi says. "We have to acknowledge there is a reporting gap and we can compare 2006 with 2007. That's just a fact of life."
Round adds that a second letter sent out to all chief constable demanding accurate, regular f ig ures has received a "100% response and he expects next year's figures to reflect this.