In the first half of this year 2024, the National Police has reported 254 vehicles stolen in different parts of the country, being Saint Dominic, Santiago and the National District, the locations with the highest incidences of robberies.
Saint Dominic occupies the number one position, with 106 thefts of vehiclesfollowed by Santiago with 50 and the National District with 47, according to the Department of Statistics and Cartography of the National Police.
For the same period in 2023, the authorities Officers had received a total of 221 reports of thefts, placing those same demarcations in the first places.
The statistics of 2023 show that in Saint Dominic 72 robberies were recorded, in Santiago 52 and the National District 48; indicating an increase this year of at least 14% compared to 2024.
The provinces that record less crimes of this nature during 2024 are: La Vega with 8, Saint Christopher10; Puerto Plata, 7; La Altagracia, 7; Saint Peter 3; Espaillat 2; Duarte 1, Monsignor Nouel 6; San José de Ocoa 1; Major Herd 1; San Juan 1 and Valverde 1.
Cars, with statistics of 173, are the vehicles that are stolen the most. They are followed by jeeps (38 reports of thefts) and trucks, with 13.
Most attractive days of weeks
The reports show that the weekends These are the days, apparently, that are most attractive for criminals to commit this crimetaking into consideration that the days with the fewest incidents are between 12 and 13%.
Although crime does not stop, reports from the National Police show that law enforcement has intensified its actions to address the growing problem of drug theft. vehicles throughout the national territory through operational jointly with other security agencies.
These actions have achieved “significant seizures of vehicles stolen” and the dismantling of gangs dedicated to this crime, which are subject to judicial action, according to the weekly security reports of the law enforcement agency.
