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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/
加拿大危机！约克区暴力劫车案翻倍！歹徒60秒内得手逃走！保险费惊大涨！
拿大的汽车盗窃抢劫问题非常严重，加拿大保险局称之为“国家危机”。这一问题在大多伦多地区尤为突出，警方已投入重点精力应对。
约克区警局的探员Scott Cresswell驾驶着一辆无标志的白色警车，穿越大多伦多地区，寻找可能用于藏匿被盗车辆的地点。
在密西沙加市一片繁忙商业区，他看到这里停满了汽车，并寻找可疑的迹象。随后，他前往Halton Hills地区外的一个社区，在那里，一间大独立屋坐落在农田附近，四周围是有栅栏院子。Cresswell怀疑这很可能是被盗车辆防止被追踪暂时停留的地点。
Cresswell带领的10人小组是打击汽车盗窃的最前线。这个小组负责监视、追踪和逮捕嫌疑人，设法将被盗车辆归还给车主。
Cresswell表示，西南安省有几十个犯罪团伙参与了汽车盗窃，这里有大量高端车辆，且停放在易于进入的车道上，因而成为了犯罪分子的目标。
他说：“这些车的价值非常高，它们很容易被盗，在海外需求很大。”这为盗贼创造了“完美的机会”，尤其是被盗车辆可以相对容易地被运往蒙特利尔港并运出国境。
Cresswell称，大多数被盗车辆运往非洲和中东国家，在那里，丰田、本田，以及雷克萨斯和路虎等豪华品牌需求很高。但是那里缺乏充电设施，所以电动汽车通常不会成为目标。他还指出，有少部分被盗车辆会伪装成新车并在加拿大转售。
根据保险公司资助的反犯罪组织Équité协会的数据，去年加拿大有超过7万辆私家车被盗，其中3万多辆在安省被盗。
这一数据已经引起国际关注。国际刑警组织的一份报告称，基于2023年2月至5月收集的数据，在137个国家中，加拿大被列为盗车最严重的前十个国家之一。
整体形势在今年略有好转。Équité协会的数据显示，2024年前六个月的盗车案件比2023年同期下降了17%。
劫车案日益猖獗
但一个新的问题却出现了。Cresswell说：“我们看到劫车和入室盗窃车钥匙案件量增加。”
上个月，约克区警察局长表示，该局今年已经记录了64起暴力劫车案件，比2023年同期激增了106%，与2019年相比更是暴增了400%。
警方宣布将成立一个特别行动小组专门打击劫车犯罪。
在多伦多，警方于6月表示，今年发生了149起劫车案件，比去年增加了86%。
前警官Mark Mendelson表示，劫车案件增加令人担忧，因为这些案件的创伤性更大。
他说：“在凌晨4点从某人的车道上偷车，这虽然是一种侵害，但对受害者没有暴力威胁，但如果是暴力犯罪，比如在路口或购物中心停车场遭遇抢劫，那是完全不同的。”
自COVID-19疫情爆发以来，盗车案件急剧上升，盗贼戴着口罩和连帽衫，使用设备克隆车钥匙，然后闯入停放的汽车并开走。
现在，车主们正在使用方向盘锁、屏蔽钥匙信号的法拉第袋，以及Airtag来追踪车辆，保护车辆。
Mendelson认为，这些可能促使盗贼采取更加大胆的尝试。他说：“他们意识到，有时最简单的方法就是跟踪目标车辆，等到红灯或停牌处，在人们放松警惕的情况下实施抢劫，拿着刀或枪冲向车辆。”
他表示，解决这一问题需要政府各个层级、执法部门以及汽车制造商的多方合作。
联邦政府于2月份召开了汽车盗窃峰会，敦促加强执法、边境服务、保险业和汽车制造商之间的合作。
这种情况使车主为车辆投保的费用更加昂贵。保险局估计，在安省，汽车盗窃问题使得车主的平均年度保费增加了约130元。
Ratehub.ca的保险副总裁Morgan Roberts表示：“如果你的车是盗窃率较高的车辆，那么可能为保险多付费用。”
Cresswell说，汽车盗窃随着技术的飞速发展而演变。“他们仍然可以闯入车辆，重新编程钥匙，但过去可能需要10分钟、7分钟，而现在他们只需要一分钟。”
来源：ctv news
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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/
describe a significant rise in violent crimes that's plaguing one part of the GT.
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.
