Singapore Kopi Tok makes a case that Singapore cars are 10 times more likely to be stolen in JB. "In 2005, of the 1,394 cars reported stolen, 52 (3.7 per cent) were Singapore-registered cars."
According to the Singapore Police Force, there were 1058 cases of motor vehicle thefts in 2005; "more than two-thirds were motorcycles (756 cases), while cars and lorries made up 103 cases and 78 cases of the vehicles stolen respectively."
So let's see here. 52 in Johor vs 103 in Singapore. Almost exactly half. Does that mean that Singapore-registered cars are half as likely to be stolen in Johor as compared to Singapore? Obviously not! It is pertinent to take into consideration the population of the cars. Since half of Singapore cars are not in Johor all the time, it would suffice to state that the risk of getting your Singapore-registered car stolen is much higher than in having it stolen in Singapore. Counterpoint: has anyone ever heard of a Johor-registered car being stolen in Singapore?
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