Carjacking robbery often occurs at the point where you enter or exit your parked vehicle.

* The carjacker is a young male 90% of the time.

* The carjacker is often under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

* The carjacker is usually armed with a gun or a knife.

* Carjacker prefers a lone victim that's not paying attention.

* Carjacker often waits nearby within 75 feet.

* Carjacker will approach at the driver's door as you enter.

* Carjacker will threaten or use force to get your vehicle.

Podcast Time Stamps:

[00:44] - Carjacking robbery scenario.

[01:34] - Carjacking robbery definition and origin of the name.

[02:24] - What can be done to prevent becoming a victim of carjacking.

[03:00] - Carjacking pattern of selecting vehicle and victim.

[04:15] - Carjacker will sometimes wait for the right victim.

[04:55] - Carjacker will be close by if you're watching out for him.

[05:50] - Reverse engineer the carjacking robbery to prevent it.

[06:33] - Recommended carjacking preventive steps.

[08:30] - Variables in carjacking scenarios and responses.

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Carjacking Robbery Most Dangerous at Point of Entry.

Carjacking Robbery

* Carjacking robbery is one of the most frightening and dangerous crimes

* To a person, a family or a business traveler.

* Carjacking robbery is a crime against a person.

* By means of force, fear, violence, or intimidation.

* Carjacking robbery frequency gets buried in the statistics

* Auto-theft or strong-arm robbery or assault with deadly weapon.

* Carjackers are desperate criminals that don't care if they hurt you.

Carjacking Dangerous Point of Entry

* Carjacking incidents often occur at the driver's door.

* Critical carjacking time is entering and exiting the driver's door.

* Most carjacking victims say they never saw the robber approaching.

* Carjacker wants the vehicle key immediately for a quick getaway.

* Carjacking victims get trapped between the driver's door and seat.

* A weapon is usually displayed along with a crude threat to use it.

* An excessive amount of force will attack any resistance.

* How you react in the first few seconds can be life-changing.

Carjacking Robbery Target

* The target of a carjacking robbery is usually the vehicle.

* Carjacker just needs transportation.

* Carjacker needs a vehicle for use in another crime.

* Sometimes the target of a carjacking is the occupant.

* The victim goes along with the vehicle.

* The secondary crime scene that is almost always worse.

 

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