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The City of Canterbury Bankstown is committed to addressing community safety in the Local Government Area at every opportunity.

Along with our Anti-theft Number Plate and Safer Car Park programs, our Community Safety and Crime Prevention Officers are running the Stop Sneak Theft Initiative, with support from the National Vehicle Theft Reduction Council.

As part of this, there will be a variety of workshops and resources available to community members through the year, as well as promotions aimed at increasing people’s awareness to better protect themselves from opportunistic crime.

Did you know 7 in 10 cars are stolen with their own keys?

Most of us rely on our cars – whether it is for work, study, driving the kids to school or to engage in social activities. Having a car stolen is stressful, inconvenient, and costly – however it is often easily preventable.

With three simple steps, you can keep your car safe. It’s called POP. LOCK. STOP.

• Offenders will sneak into homes by taking advantage of unlocked doors and windows.
• Offenders look for keys left in easily accessible places, such as on a key hook or in a bowl near the door;.
• People are often at home but unaware when an opportunistic thief enters their home and does a ‘sneak theft’;.
• In most cases, thieves will actively avoid coming into contact with the those living inside the house.
• In fact, in 95 per cent of all incidents, there is no confrontation with the homeowner at all.

POP. LOCK. STOP from CarSafe on Vimeo.