CORAL GABLES, Fla. – South Florida has noticed plenty of contemporary carjacking incidents and an expert at the University of Miami says statistics show this sort of crime is emerging throughout the nation.
Authorities stated a kind of contemporary carjackings came about in Lauderhill over the weekend. Police stated it was once all over the place a dispute about an Airbnb cost, resulting in the arrest of 19-year-old Kavanson Mesidor, who gave the impression in court docket Monday.
Professor Alex Piquero, who teaches criminology at UM and is the former head of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, stated newly-released FBI crime statistics for 2022 show carjackings are on the rise. He did warning, alternatively, that the information isn’t whole.
“The problem with carjacking is that most police departments don’t report that crime type to the FBI, so you really are reliant on local police departments to provide that information,” Piquero stated. “In those that do, there have been increases in carjackings.”
The statistics do show, alternatively, that the majority violent crime is down in comparison to 2021.
“For the most part, homicides, aggravated assault, rape have gone down and that is the good news,” Piquero stated.
One class now not seeing a lower, alternatively, is auto thefts.
“A lot of people have pointed to the pandemic as being the reason, stressors, the financial strains, the fact that cars cost a lot of money,” Piquero stated. “It is also true that there are a lot of cars out there and there are people who see those as targets and sometimes people leave in their keys in their car, so it is important to remember to lock our vehicles.”
Miami police stated they’re seeing a rise in auto thefts from a virulent disease low.
“So while we are seeing an upward trend nationwide in carjacking we are not seeing that in Miami,” Miami police Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar stated. “As far as auto thefts are concerned though, there is a nationwide uptick and unfortunately we are experiencing an 8% jump in auto theft.”
Broward Sheriff’s Office officers additionally say they’re seeing an build up.
BSO auto robbery statistics:
Aguilar famous that the uptick in auto robbery comes inside the context of a decades-long ancient low in crime. The division reported a 40% relief in murders and non-fatal shootings in comparison to closing yr.
Piquero stated South Florida is way more secure than it was once.
“The United States and Miami in particular, we are much safer now than we were in the last 20 years,” he stated. “In fact, since 1993 when crime was at its all-time highest in the U.S., we are still very much lower than that.”
The FBI’s web site gives a city-by-city database of crime statistics. Fort Lauderdale police additionally be offering statistics on their website.
Copyright 2023 by means of – All rights reserved.