New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, with a population of over 8 million inhabitants. Every month, thousands of robberies take place in this city, again the authorities say that 40% of the mobile terminals stolen annually are Apple iDevices. Although there are no exact figures regarding the number of terminals stolen monthly in 2012, it seems that the terminals produced by Apple attract the attention of thieves and this is because they are extremely popular and sell very well on auction websites, even if they are stolen.
How big is the iCrime wave? National data aren't available, but in New York, there were more than 26,000 incidents of electronics theft in the first 10 months of 2011—81% involving mobile phones—according to an internal police-department document. In Washington, DC, cellphone-related robberies jumped 54% from 2007 to 2011, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. And the data may drastically undercount thefts. Since many don't involve violence, many victims don't bother reporting them.
In the first 10 months of 2011, there were 26.000 thefts, of which 81% represented mobile phones and 19% other electronic devices. If we look at this statistic and take the official data that claim that 40% of thefts are related to iDevices, then we can see that around 13-14.000 iDevices are stolen annually in New York.
