Past five million copies in just a few days after its release, the iPhone 5 of Apple has not gone unnoticed by techies ... but also thieves. So much so that the New York Police deplores increase flights smartphones since late September.
The prefect of New York is formal: the iPhone 5 is due to the increase in theft of smartphones in the city. Apple Steve Jobs plays to the Big Apple, where authorities say see a jump of 40% of flights of Apple products. Figures that plague statistics for New York this year: " Overall, crime has increased by 4%. thieves Without Apple, we are witnessing a decline . " To counter this disturbing trend, the city has developed additional resources to patrol the corridors of the metro - playground of choice for thieves - but also recorded serial numbers and contacts of iPhone owners, in cases where they would end their precious stolen.
In France:
From our side of the Atlantic, the situation is not much better, even if it indicates an opposite trend for the past few years. The latest statistics released by the National Observationre Delinquency and Penal Responses (ONDRP) are 772,000 flights in 2010 Mobile , against 1.1 million in 2006 (sample of 85,000 people aged 14 and over). This is still in transit, including Ile de France, the flights are the most common, followed by outdoor cafes and other robberies. It will take a bit to know the numbers of the iPhone 5, which, given its coverage and its appearance particularly recognizable even from a distance, could attract the eye as the hands fingered professionals. As always, pay attention to your phone in the crowd and in the subway!
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