Cargo crime is not a new problem. However, it’s a concerning one nonetheless, given that in Europe alone, the estimated cost to businesses is 8.5 billion Euros a year. That’s according to the European Union, who are seeking to cut the number of criminal attacks on road transport vehicles each year. But just why are lorries, vans and trailers such a common criminal target?
The most simple and perhaps obvious answer is the potential financial gain. Cargo vehicles carry a high volume of high value goods, whether it’s designer clothing or electrical. Whatever a truck is carrying, for a criminal to get their hands on it offers him or her a greater financial reward than getting their hands on the contents of a family car, for example.
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