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Construction equipment theft, is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal construction equipment, including all type of heavy equipments. Construction equipment theft has been recognized as a significant problem in the United States and elsewhere in the world, including Canada, Australia, Europe, and Japan.〔Alberta Report (1999); Berg and Hinze (2005); Lambertson (2005) (Retrieved September 24, 2009 ).〕 == Incidents == Construction equipment is believed to be targeted by thieves because it is often poorly secured, easily disguised and very expensive. Some construction equipment can cost as much as $150,000. Backhoes can cost $45,000 to $55,000 (this and other figures in 2010 U.S. dollars); skid steer loaders, $25,000 to $35,000; generators, $25,000 up to $150,000 (for trailer mounts); forklifts, $12,000 to $50,000.〔Kelleger, Kathy, ("Construction equipment theft a 'low-risk' gamble" ), ''The Journal of Commerce'', July 18, 2007, retrieved September 25, 2009〕 Anti-theft measures taken for registered motor vehicles are often not used on construction equipment: open cabs of construction equipment can be easy for thieves to access; equipment often has "one key fits all" ignition systems; construction equipment often does not have standardized vehicle identification numbers or serial numbers, and when they do, thieves often remove the numbers; title and registration for the equipment are not mandated. Recordkeeping for construction equipment is often poor, making identification of recovered items difficult.〔 Large construction equipment is used to flatten a security fence before thieves leave a storage or construction site. Thieves typically remove all identifying numbers before reselling the items, often to unsuspecting contractors. Other equipment may be stripped down to components for separate resale on the black market. Some items stolen in the United States and the United Kingdom〔Pollok, Murray, ("Insurance company warns renters to be more vigilant" ), article, ''International Rental News'', September 22, 2009, retrieved September 25, 2009〕 are sold overseas.〔〔http://www.nerusa.com/theft_problem.asp〕 Thefts can occur from construction sites, by thieves posing as customers of rental companies and from equipment storage areas. Stolen construction equipment is sometimes used to commit other crimes. For example, thieves have used construction equipment to move or destroy bank ATMs.〔Diaz, Monika.("Police catch suspects accused of removing ATM machine" ), ''WFAA TV, retrieved September 25, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Construction equipment theft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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