News / Appeal for more data as cargo crime in EMEA region rises 115% year-on-year

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Cargo crime has reached a three-year high, according to the latest reports by TAPA’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

The number of incidents reported rose 115% year-on-year, to 444 across 19 countries, for the first quarter.

Of those, 29 were major losses, with a value of more than €100,000. The average loss was just under €75,000, while the largest was the theft of eight pallets of perfume, valued at €600,000, from a trailer in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Of the thefts, 56%, were from ...