Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) related thefts on the rise says NYPD survey
Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) products seem to be leading people to a life of crime or rather it is including them to criminal acts such as theft.
The New York Police Department released an interesting survey this week which revealed that theft of Apple products accounted for 14.4 percent of all major crimes committed between Jan 1 and September 30, 2012.
This is a 40 percent rise from the year-ago period. The survey also revealed that the rise in Apple-related crimes surpassed other crimes such as murder, rape and robbery, according to PC Mag, which reported the survey.
While Apple’s new iPhone 5 was supposed to give a fillip to the U.S. gross domestic product and being in renewed optimism into the sluggish economy, it looks it is having a positive impact on some negative aspects of life as well.
“The increase in incidents involving the theft of Apple products exceeded the increase in overall crime incidents of crime by 265,” an NYPD spokesman said. “As if to mirror the market place, thefts of Apple products increased this year as the theft of electronics by other manufacturers decreased.”
According to statistics revealed by the survey, as of September, incidents involving Apple products represented 204 of the 1 percent rise in burglaries, 160 percent of the 4 percent bump in robberies and 69 percent of the 9 percent increase in grand larcenies overall.
The NYPD has exhorted the people to be more careful with their belongings, specially the Apple gadgets and be alert to their surroundings.
In order to drive home the point the Department also launched the Anti-Apple Picking Campaign to coincide with the launch of the iPhone 5 on Friday.