Example Statistics
In the Czech Republic, there are 2.7 million registered cars. A calculated estimate (made on a sample of 240,000 cars) is that 450,000 (16%) cars were once stolen or contain stolen parts. In total, 23,000 cars were stolen in 2004, of which 4,000 were found (17%). Following the information from Pavel Nahodil, the representative of foreign insurance companies in the Czech Republic, about 7% of the regular market price is paid for a stolen first-generation Škoda Octavia car in a chop shop.
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