At a time when vehicle theft claims are falling across most of Australia, Victoria is heading in the opposite direction.
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Fuel theft has risen up to 30% nationally since the start of the Middle East war. Here’s what can push it higher, how common it is – and what to do if you spot it.
If this is where retail security is headed, it could have unwelcome, unintended consequences for millions of Australians.
There are different rules in different states on selling scrap copper. A 2023 inquiry found that makes it hard to stop thieves – who are even targeting cemeteries.
With a recovery rate below 10%, most stolen works are never found. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to monetize.
The stolen jewellery includes well-known pieces that are easily recognisable, which will make it difficult to sell on the black market.
The jewel theft in Paris was carried out using simple tools.
Rising theft is hitting retailers hard. But it’s worth considering what we’d miss if even toothpaste and instant coffee were locked up – as they have been overseas.
Charities have no right to keep stolen money they receive as donations, even if they didn’t know it was stolen.
Our study of dog thefts during the COVID pandemic has given us insights into preventing dognapping.
The past 300 years show us that shoplifting is a crime rooted in complex societal as well as economic issues. But who deserves our sympathy: the robbers or the robbed?
Think you can trust every website? One typo and you could be caught in a phishing trap.
Although it’s rooted in legitimate grievances, the ‘Steal from Loblaws Day’ campaign is not only illegal, but also fails to achieve its intended objective and risks undermining economic stability.
Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?
Shoplifting in the UK has become brazen, threatening to shop staff, and seemingly without consequence.
Thieves are trading their pry bars for laptops and wireless devices to steal cars that nowadays rely on remotes and computer networks.
The connected vehicles of the future could make our cars and data more vulnerable to theft and malicious attack.
Professor David Maimon describes how his team investigated criminal enterprises on the dark web.
The new techniques go far beyond hacking your car’s key fob system.
Will specific dog theft laws actually help stop this crime? The practical effects aren’t clear cut, but such laws do have symbolic value, recognising dogs aren’t merely property.
Top contributors
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Professor of Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Assistant Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Calgary
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Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Research associate, Loughborough University
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Cyber Security Researcher, Edith Cowan University
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ARC Future Fellow, Inclusive Futures Centre, Griffith University
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland; Syracuse University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Networking and Security, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, Newcastle University
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School