Traveling on business soon? Be sure to keep an iron grip on those bags of yours! The burning question: Which airport has the fattest chance your luggage will be pilfered? The answer: Los Angeles International (LAX). A 2004 report by the Transportation Security Administration reported 1,458 luggage theft claims at LAX. Other exemplars in the top three include Chicago O’Hare (963) and Seattle-Tacoma (904).
If you’re going international, risk assessment experts give parts of Africa and Latin America the highest risk of stolen items. In some locales, even the security personnel are part of the criminal enterprise. Tobias Friedl, manager for iJET Intelligent Risk Systems told the New York Times about a particular incident at Guatemala City’s airport where an armored car en-route was stolen. The take? Eight million, cash.
Luggage image by Arpingstone
