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3. Other Crimes
3.5.2.1.x Theft of a motorized vehicle (ICCS 05021) (rate)
RATE of "Theft of a motorized vehicle" .
“THEFT OF A MOTORIZED VEHICLE” is defined as unlawfully taking or obtaining a motorized land vehicle of the theft of parts of a motorized land vehicle, with the intent to permanently withhold them from a person or organization without consent and without the use of force, threat of force or violence, coercion or deception.
“Motorized land vehicle” means all land vehicles with an engine that run on the road, including cars, motorcycles, buses, lorries, construction and agricultural vehicles.
“Parts of a land vehicle” are any element or replacement element specifically designed for a vehicle and essential to its operation, including engines, transmissions, tires and windows.
EXCLUSIONS: "Theft of a motorized land vehicle or parts thereof " should exclude the Illegal use of a motor vehicle with intent to temporarily deprive it from the owner without consent and without the use of force, threat of force or violence, coercion or deception (e.g.: joyriding) (050212); theft of personal property from a vehicle (050222); Robbery of a car or vehicle (040121) defined as “robbery of a vehicle in transit, from the person operating the vehicle or its passengers”.
RATES are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries with less than 100,000 inhabitants have their rates presented for comparation purpose.
[Source: International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), UNODC, Mar 2015, p.59, incl. footnote 95. Web: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/ICCS/ICCS_English_2016_web.pdf
Data provided by Member States through the United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS)
For population data: United Nations Population Division. Web: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/]


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Countries
 
    
Antigua and Barbuda20223.23 
Argentina2008154.06 
Bahamas2022103.02 
Barbados202214.89 
Belize20226.70 
Bolivia202023.38 
Brazil202082.89 
Canada2022272.21 
Chile2022499.13 
Colombia202070.88 
Costa Rica201712.72 
Dominica202058.82 
Dominican Republic202222.90 
Ecuador201480.09 
El Salvador202212.75 
Grenada20200.00 
Guatemala20223.74 
Guyana20207.06 
Haiti------ 
Honduras20222.28 
Jamaica201521.51 
Mexico202172.37 
Nicaragua20106.63 
Panama202118.09 
Paraguay201815.75 
Peru202062.44 
Saint Kitts and Nevis20200.00 
Saint Lucia202068.54 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines202013.46 
Suriname20208.82 
Trinidad and Tobago202037.00 
United States2019213.71 
Uruguay2020463.05 
Venezuela2007133.80 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas20120.00 
02. Caribbean20200.00 
03. Central America20200.00 
04. North America20200.00 
05. South America20200.00 
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