Resources for Combating Motor Vehicle Thefts and Beyond

Vehicle theft remains a persistent and costly crime that impacts individuals, businesses, and communities nationwide. The complexity and sophistication of organized vehicle theft rings necessitate a coordinated and data-driven approach to effectively combat this issue. Advances in technology have made it easier for criminals to commit crimes, creating the requirement for law enforcement to stay current on the latest technologies available for criminal investigations. For success, agencies must be able to understand and utilize investigative technologies effectively in their investigations, and throughout every step of the judicial process.

Using Cross-Jurisdictional Data to Gain Insight

Cross-jurisdictional data sharing is key in combating the rise in motor vehicle thefts in the United States.? LexisNexis Risk Solutions? offers a comprehensive solution to law enforcement agencies combating the increasing, nationwide trend of motor vehicle theft.? With cross-jurisdictional agency data linked to identity information at an agency’s fingertips, lead generation is seamless.

Download this article to learn more about the benefits Accurint? Virtual Crime Center can provide your agency to gain better insight into this trend.

Organized Theft Groups Are Operating Across Multiple Jurisdictions

Across the United States, organized theft groups have engaged in smash-and-grab robberies of high-end retail stores, follow-home robberies, burglaries, jugging, and vehicle thefts. These groups have honed their skills and continue to become more sophisticated, technologically advanced, and brazen, posing a threat to retail workers, customers, and home and vehicle owners, as thefts can turn violent at a moment’s notice.

Determining relationships between people, vehicles, and locations is difficult for law enforcement. Law enforcement requires access to solutions providing insight into these groups and their members.

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Is Your Agency Exploring Forming a Vehicle Theft Task Force?

A multiagency task force, equipped with advanced investigative tools and resources, is essential to disrupt these criminal networks and recover stolen vehicles. LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides a comprehensive suite of criminal investigative solutions that can significantly enhance the capabilities of vehicle theft collaborative investigations. By leveraging the power of data analytics, image matching, and information sharing, LexisNexis Risk Solutions can provide law enforcement agencies with the necessary tools to help identify suspects, locate stolen vehicles, and dismantle criminal organizations.

Download?this article to learn more about the services LexisNexis Risk Solutions offers in support of collaborative investigations to combat vehicle thefts.??

Does Your Agency Need Help Analyzing the Data?

Catalytic converter thefts have become a pervasive issue across the United States, garnering attention for the increasing frequency and disruptive impact on victims and communities.?

Recently a state-wide auto theft task force requested the assistance of the?LexisNexis? Public Safety Special Investigations Unit (SIU)?to conduct an analysis of available statewide data to examine the issue of catalytic theft more closely. This task force did not have the necessary resources available to dedicate to deep analysis of this problem but needed to identify and track the thefts. Seeking an alternative approach, the SIU conducted a thorough analysis of data for the task force, assisting them in achieving their operational goals to combat the issue.

Download?the case study to learn how law enforcement agencies can trust the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Public Safety team to help them achieve their missions, while making their communities safer.

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