RURAL CRIME NEWS - MAKE YOURSELF A “HARD TARGET”
Some interesting numbers emanating from the latest NZ Police / Federated Farmers 2021 Rural crime survey
Let’s take a quick look at some of the numbers…
1200 Farmers surveyed across NZ
52% surveyed were impacted by crime – that’s a 10% increase from the 2016 survey
71% of those surveyed were ‘hit’ more than once
17.5% of those surveyed were ‘hit’ five or more times
50% of those surveyed report farm animals being stolen or killed
20% increase in reported theft of farm fuel
26% of those surveyed report quad bike or other vehicle theft – an increase of 14%
50% of those surveyed suffer from poaching
47% of those surveyed did not improve security after an incident. 24% took two incidents and 11% three incidents before security was improved
You want to know how to improve your chances of not being one of these statistics?
Here’s a sage piece of advice for free – MAKE YOURSELF A “HARD TARGET”
There are some links on the Federated Farmers and NZ Police websites that are well worth a read and go some way to helping you achieve “Hard Target” status.
In our experience, however, there is a breed of hardened “Crim” who is wise to the subtle nuances of crime prevention and is only deterred when he’s caught with his hands in the cookie jar and his collar is felt by the long arm of the law. A different approach is required for these sort of people.
RUSEC (short for Rural Security) are not your average Security Company.
Our staff have years of experience within Law Enforcement, Military and other Security disciplines which translates to a premium service for our rural clients.
We are proactive and have a proven track record of bringing criminals to justice.
We have often been the perfect conduit between our busy clients and a very busy Police force, making it easier for both to achieve good outcomes.
Don’t be a statistic. If you’re having problems then contact us by phone or email to see if we can be of assistance.
Have a great week and remember – Lets be careful out there