"I don't feel safe at all. There's no one left in the street, and burglars are going through the abandoned homes all the time, even though we have security patrols every night.
"When I go out, I wonder if everything will be here when I come back."
The numbers
Between January 1 and June 1, 2012, in Canterbury: 931 vehicles reported stolen, including: 283 Nissans (76.3 per cent recovered), 118 Toyotas (61 per cent recovered) 99 Subarus (65.3 per cent recovered) 595 of the 931 have been recovered (63.9 per cent) (Vehicle figure does not include thefts of 76 motorcycles, 4 farm bikes and 73 trailers).
The series
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