National Cargo Theft Task Force: Combatting Commercial Fraud and Theft

1. Commercial Fraud

2. Cargo Theft • January 2010 - FBI announced Cargo Theft data element has been • adopted in the National UCR Program • - Next steps - 18 to 24 months for State UCR Programs to • implement software changes • Co-Chair the National Cargo Theft Task Force - National Cargo Theft Summit, 10/20/2010, Washington D.C. - Organizing follow-up meetings on U.S. Capitol Hill • Partnered with ISO to design CargoNet, a data network that will • improve information sharing between insurers, transportation • companies and law enforcement • www.cargonet.com

3. Cargo & Heavy Equipment Solutions Provide law enforcement training to police departments specific to cargo theft Expand U.S./Mexico treaty to include Heavy Equipment and Marine Vessels Utilize CargoNet – Theft Reporting, Deterrence and Analytics

4. Vehicle Crime • Vehicle Recovery • Repatriation • Vehicle Inspection • Organized Vehicle Crime

5. “Hot Spots” 2010 • West Coast is Home to the Top 10 Hot Spots • 2010 Ranking • Fresno, California • Modesto, California • Bakersfield-Delano, California • Spokane, Washington • Vallejo-Fairfield, California • Sacramento/Arden-Arcade/Roseville, California • Stockton, California • Visalia-Porterville, California • San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont,California • Yakima, Washington Public Awareness

7. NICB Foreign Operations • Decline in Repatriations • Jan. - March 2009: 1,122 • Jan. - March 2010: 909 • Jan. - March 2011: 799 • Continued violence in Mexico along Southwest border • Declining vehicle thefts in U.S. • 30% rise in VIN-switched repatriated vehicles • Training Mexico L.E. officials on Vessels & Heavy Equipment ID

8. Training

9. www.NICTA.org