In its latest monthly statistics on vehicle theft, the National Association of Vehicle Tracking and Protection Companies (ANERPV) reported that at the end of the eighth month of the year, 142 stolen units were recorded, which represented an increase of 2.8% compared to August of last year , which meant an increase of four units. In turn, the figure reached in the cited month increased 14.3% compared to July of the same year.

Puebla was the state with the highest incidence of crime with 46 stolen cargo vehicles, which represented 32.3% of the total nationwide. In second place was the State of Mexico with 27 robberies, equivalent to 19.0% of the total. Hidalgo was in third place with eight robberies, which represented 5.6% of the robberies in the eighth month of the year.

In the accumulated total for the second quarter of the year, 1,135 heavy vehicles were stolen, of which 26.4% were concentrated in Puebla , this means that the entity accumulated 300 crimes. It should be noted that since May 2024, the state leads the list as the most risky for cargo transportation.

In contrast, the State of Mexico has dropped a step on the list of entities with the highest incidence of crime, ranking second for the fourth consecutive month , with a total of 259 stolen vehicles. In turn, Hidalgo ranked third at the end of the second quarter of 2024 with 90 thefts of heavy vehicles.

It is worth noting that in his Sixth Government Report, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador noted that, between September 2023 and June 2024, “12,310 anti-assault operations and 3,254 inspections of passenger vehicles were carried out, as well as 21,701 security and protection operations,” the document reads.

López Obrador detailed in his report that 34,265 operations were carried out during the period mentioned, 17,546 more than during the previous year. Although the operations increased by 51.2% compared to those carried out in 2023, the impact to reverse the trend was not sufficient, since the theft of cargo vehicles continues to rise.

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