Between 2020 and 2022, APAV supported a total of 1.406 victims of property crimes, which corresponded to an increase of 34,1%. Of these, 58,3% were female; 26,3% of victims were 65 years of age or older.
The majority of property crime situations that came to APAV's attention were committed in the victim's home (32,5%); Also noteworthy are situations of crime committed via the internet and/or telephone (22,5%). Among the crimes, fraud, damage, theft and extortion stand out, with 480, 285, 247 and 170 cases, respectively.
APAV understands that property crimes refer to all criminal actions that attack or aim to attack the property of a person or organization.
Anything that has value is an object of crime: a car, a motorbike, a bicycle, a watch or jewelry, money, a cell phone, among others.
APAV includes property crimes such as abuse of trust, abuse of bank/credit cards, fraud, damage, extortion, theft and theft.
Crimes against property can increase people's feelings of insecurity, as they realize that they can be attacked in their private space or in contexts that, until then, they considered safe.
People feel that their privacy is being invaded, which scares them, promoting the perception and diffusion of fear and feelings of insecurity.
In addition to the economic damage they generate, these crimes can have an emotional and psychological impact, fostering feelings of worry, restlessness, restlessness and insecurity that affect the routines of their victims.
In fact, the experience of crime can lead to the adoption, by victims, of prevention measures that, although they may be important, are inevitably, for the most part, “reducing” their freedom of movement and their quality of life.
Knowing these crimes, the contexts in which they take place and the characteristics of their victims is fundamental to defining intervention areas and strategies. It is also important that victims know that they can benefit from specialized support to help them overcome the impact of the victimization experience and define strategies to prevent new crimes.
APAV is available to support you through its different services, namely the Victim Support Line 116 006 – weekdays, from 08am to 00pm – free and confidential call.
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