Constable Vaughan Perry dusts for finger prints following a burglary. Photo / Peter Meecham
This week the Herald will investigate burglaries across the country in the most in-depth series on the subject ever done in New Zealand. Over five days we will examine where burglaries happen, talk to victims, burglars and the police and find out how you can protect your home and business.
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Never-before-published data shows which areas are the most burgled. We ask why so many crimes are unsolved.
READ:
• 164 burglaries a day unsolved
• A neighbourhood of victims: Inside New Zealand's most burgled residential area
• Explore burglary patterns in your area
• Where burglars get away scot-free
• Larry Williams: Burglary statistics can be misleading
• Prime Minister John Key 'screamed' when face-to-face with burglar in his home
WATCH:
• Burglary victim describes 'unnerving' experience
• Acting Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers
• Burglary victim 'devastated'
Burglaries are over-represented in deprived neighbourhoods. We examine the inequality at the heart of the offending.
READ:
• Burglars preying on their own communities
• Barry Soper: Burglary isn't the cop's top priority
WATCH:
• Community leader helping prevent crime
It takes only seconds to steal a person's possessions - and their sense of security. We map a burglary investigation.
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• Property crime far from being open-and-shut case
• Eagle-eye view of burglaries
• Burglary victim forced to collect own evidence
• Brian Rudman: Cops chasing tokers while burglars roam
WATCH:
• Police prioritise burglaries in NZ
• Burglary victim forced to solve case himself
What drives someone to commit such crimes? And what are the impacts of their activities in commercial areas?
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• Interview with a burglar: 'I wouldn't be thinking of the victims. I'd feel nothing'
• He tried to sell my stolen belongings to me
WATCH:
• Ex-burglar speaks out
• Thefts pure survival for many
We explain how you can protect yourself from these invasive, expensive and apparently increasingly unsolvable crimes.
READ:
• Ask the experts: Ways to curb burglaries in NZ
• Neighbours take down intruder
• Papakura Community Crimewatch patrollers 'eyes and ears' for police
• Judge gives 38-time burglar a chance
• Editorial: Priorities askew on burglaries
WATCH:
• Local patrollers 'eyes and ears' for police
• Burglary 5 top tips
'For the unluckiest people, we are very lucky.'