New Delhi, Oct 17 (TIWN) Delhi-NCR accounts for more than 56 per cent of vehicle thefts in the country, as per a latest study.

Citing data from the Delhi Police, the report said that between the years 2011 and 2020 more than 3 lakh vehicles were stolen in the national capital.

To put it into perspective, a vehicle is stolen every 12 minutes in the national capital and vehicle theft accounts for nearly 20% of total crimes reported in the city.

The report also highlighted that between 2012 and 2021, the increase in vehicle thefts in New Delhi was 103%, in comparison to the increase in vehicular population, which was only around 56%.