Organized Property Crime
Yes Europol Does Assist Member States & U.S. With 'Organized Property Crime' - ORC | See how

Which by it's own definition includes ORC

Motor vehicle crime, domestic and business burglaries, pick-pocketing and ATM attacks are some of the most common forms of organized property crime conducted by cross-border organized criminal groups.

Crimes in this category are often committed by highly mobile organized crime groups that, often exploiting diaspora communities in Member States to create networks of contacts, anchor points and logistical support, typically carry out a significant number of offences in a region over a short period before moving on.

As organized property crimes are often investigated in isolation at the local level, an analysis at the national level is often lacking, making these crimes harder to detect and, consequently, to solve. In many cases, incidents of property crime are still classified as petty criminality without recognizing the organized crime aspect.

Burglary and theft

Of major concern to EU law enforcement is the steady increase in reported burglaries in recent years. This increase particularly affects business premises, which are targeted much more frequently than before. Burglaries of business premises often involve intrusion into the property via the roof.

Estimates suggest one burglary is committed every 1.5 minutes in the EU, with some Member States registering 1　000 burglaries every day.

Organised crime groups make use of various online services to facilitate their burglaries and fencing goods via online marketplaces.

Organized robberies

As security measures have made it more difficult to rob banks and other cash-intensive businesses, commercial premises with less sophisticated security measures in place are increasingly the target of armed robberies by mobile organized crime groups.

Jewellery stores and other businesses selling highly valuable and compact goods also remain popular targets for armed robbers, who use various methods of attack, including smash and grab.

Response

The mandate of Analysis Project (AP) Furtum covers all aspects of property crime such as major burglaries, armed robberies (banks, jewellery, money transporters and depots), motor vehicle crimes, cargo crime, metal theft, organized pick-pocketing. europa.eu

Mobile Organized Crime Groups
Europol's ORC Effort Focused On 'Crime Area': 'Mobile Organized Crime Groups'
Mobile organised crime groups (MOCGs) are active in many crime areas, and move quickly around within and across multiple jurisdictions. It is this that makes it tough to tackle them. Europol works with law-enforcement agencies within and outside the EU to identify and dismantle the networks behind these MOCGs.

Primarily involved in property crime or fraud, MOCGs focus on such activities as:

● drug-trafficking
● robberies, including armed robberies
● burglaries
● organized shoplifting and pick pocketing
● cash-machine and cash-in-transit attacks
● the theft of a range of high-value items. europa.eu