One third of vehicles broken into in residential areas over the last three years were unlocked, according to new statistics from An Garda Síochána. Out of 8,571 cases where valuables were stolen from vehicles parked in residential areas, 2,824 vehicles were left unlocked by their owners. Dublin had the highest number of unlocked vehicles broken into, with 1,245 reported over the three years. In January this year 38 per cent of cars broken into were left unlocked by their owners, Sgt Courtney said. “We’ve even seen cases where two vehicles from the same household were unlocked and broken into” he said.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2018 09:00 UTC