National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council

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National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF POLICE MANAGEMENT August
2003
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Partnerships From Rhetoric to Reality
(A Case Study in Vehicle Theft Prevention)
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Session Outcomes
To gain

• 1. An understanding of the dynamics of motor
  vehicle theft and the NMVTRCs role,
• 2. An appreciation of the key factors for
  achieving successful partnerships
• 3. An appreciation of the benefits in crime
  reduction that can be achieved through successful
  partnerships.

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Why A National Council To Address Motor Vehicle
Theft?

• Politically opportunistic
• Significant community crime problem
• Establishment of National Task Force

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Task Force Findings

• Of all crime issues vehicle theft prevention
  should be possible
• Solutions involve major infrastructure reforms at
  the national level
• Demonstrable economic benefits for industry and
  community
• There needed to be a catalyst for change

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Establishment of NMVTRC

• Protracted negotiations to reach national
  agreement (Politics)
• Representation from government agencies and
  industry groups through peak national bodies
• Initial commitment of 9.5 million over 5 years
  (recently extended for further 3 years)

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Council Membership

• David Morgan - Chairman
• All Australian Governments
• Insurance Council of Australia
• Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
• Motor Trades Association of Australia
• Australian Automobile Association
• Australian Police Ministers Council
• Austroads

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Creating Partnerships
YES ITS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT...
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Creating Successful Partnerships
1. Establish scope of the problem 2. Identify
stakeholders 3. Identify the strategy 4. Create
the catalyst for change 5. Win stakeholder
commitment 6. Secure Resources 7. Maintain
momentum 8. Measure and Demonstrate outcomes
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Establishing The Scope Of The Problem
Is This Worth Fixing?

• Establishing a Statistical Base
• Identifying the Cost
• Understanding the Dynamics

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Cars Analyser
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Vehicle Theft In Australia
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Identifying The Cost
2002 sample of 32,000 insurance claims, totalling
278 million

• Average claim cost 8,630
• 62 claims cost gt 100,000 each
• Highest 1 of claims 29 million
• Highest 10 of claims 118 million
• Vehicle theft estimated to cost around 880
  million per year

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Theft Of Vehicles By Year Of Manufacture, 2002
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Highest Average Insurance Claims, 2002
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Theft Of Immobilised Late Model (Post 1991)
Vehicles, 2002
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Top Ten Late Model Thefts And Non-recoveries,
2002
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Identifying Key Stakeholders
Whose Problem is it?

• Government
• Police
• Insurers
• Motor Industry
• Vehicle Owners
• Community

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Identifying A Prevention Strategy

• No Single BIG BANG Solution
• Requires Integrated Strategy

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Goals
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Reform Process
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Identifying A Prevention Strategy

• Key Strategic Elements
• Uniform Registration System
• National Linkage of Systems
• Robust Identification
• Effective Registration Procedures
• Community Education
• Effective Investigation

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Create a Catalyst For Change

• Is Being a Good Thing To Do Enough?
• Overcoming Inertia
• Raising Priorities
• Establishing a Business case
• Creating the Political Will
• Who will Get Things Moving?

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Win Stakeholder Commitment

• Understand Stakeholder Goals and Priorities
• Inclusive Strategy and Priority Setting
• Comprehensive Analysis of Issues
• Consultation and more Consultation
• Identify Champions
• Communicate Strategies, Actions and Outcomes

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Resources

• Both Internal and External Funding of the
  Coordination and Facilitation Function
• Internal Stakeholder Costs
• Funding Models

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Financial Commitments

• STAKEHOLDERS
• NMVTRC
• Insurance industry - 1.12 m pa
• State Governments - 1.12 m pa
• Other Stakeholders
• Commonwealth - 1.00 m pa
• Transport Agencies - 5.30 m pa
• Motor Industry (id) - 5.20 m pa
• Motorists (security) - 18.00 m pa

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Maintaining Momentum

• Critical Factors
• Timeframes
• Reform Fatigue
• Measuring and Demonstrating Outcomes

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Theft Outcomes
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Theft Outcomes
YEAR THEFTS CHANGE 2000
135,230 2001 136,250 ?
1 2002 124,500 ? 20 2003
March Qtr 24,283 2003 June Qtr
24,155 ? 15 10 drop 29 ?
60 m claim savings
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National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF POLICE MANAGEMENT August
2003