Crime: Car theft comes home to roost
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Most car crime victims were male, with 63 per cent of them in the 25- 35 age group, said the survey, by the Crime Foundation.
The survey showed that: 67 per cent of all women victims were aged between 26 and 50 years; 28 per cent of car crime victims had also been victims of similar offences in the previous 12 months; 18 per cent of victims had also suffered from other crimes, ranging from grievous bodily harm to burglary, in the previous 12 months.
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