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Salvador records first weekday with no vehicle robberies since 2012
Salvador recorded no vehicle robberies on Monday, a first on a weekday since the city’s records began in 2012.
The city is the capital of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil.
Vehicle robberies fell 45.8% from January to October 2026 compared with the same months in 2025, with 1,712 cases recorded.
The Bahia state security department linked the decline to joint work by the Apolo Battalion and the vehicle theft and robbery police unit, including intelligence sharing and technology.
Plate-recognition cameras help police find wanted vehicles and alert officers; 322 vehicles were recovered with the technology in 2026.
One account says there were no vehicle robberies or thefts that Monday, while another reports four motorcycle thefts, so the accounts differ on thefts.
Police will continue using the monitoring system to locate vehicles reported stolen or taken by robbery.
Salvador recorded no vehicle robberies on Monday, October 26, the first weekday without such reports since the city’s historical series began in 2012.
From January to October 2026, the city recorded 1,712 vehicle robberies, down 45.8% from the same period in 2025.
Security forces attributed the decline to coordinated work by the Apolo Battalion and the vehicle theft and robbery division, along with intelligence sharing and technology.
A plate-recognition system helped recover 322 vehicles in 2026, according to Bahia’s Public Security Secretariat.
One report said four motorcycle thefts occurred on October 26, while another reported no vehicle robberies or thefts that day.
- Who
- Salvador’s security forces, including the Apolo Battalion and the vehicle theft and robbery division.
- What
- The city recorded no vehicle robberies on a weekday for the first time since its historical series began.
- When
- Monday, October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Why
- Security authorities attributed the result to coordinated policing, intelligence sharing, technology and ongoing communication.
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Salvador’s historical series for vehicle robberies began.
Salvador recorded no vehicle robberies, the first such weekday result in the series.
Salvador recorded 1,712 vehicle robberies, 45.8% fewer than in the same period of 2025.
- Vehicle robberies on October 26
- None reported
- Historical series began
- 2012
- Vehicle robberies, January–October 2026
- 1,712
- Year-on-year decrease
- 45.8%
- Vehicles recovered with plate-recognition technology in 2026
- 322
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Esse resultado representa um avanço importante e reflete o trabalho contínuo e integrado das Forças de Segurança na prevenção e repressão qualificada à criminalidade