B
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44%
44% -- tool theft impact rate for Australian tradies (2026)
44% of tradies report that tool theft has affected them in the past 5 years.
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44%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Tradiespace
Primary
Tier C
https://tradiespace.com.au/news/video-shows-thousands-stolen-in-mitre-10-ram-raid-on-sunny-coast/ ↗
Source Article
Video Shows Thousands Stolen In Mitre 10 Ram-Raid On Sunny Coast
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Tradiespace
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Australian tradies: 44% tool theft impact rate. Source: Tradiespace (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/tradies-tool-theft-affected
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/tradies-tool-theft-affected" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>44%</strong> -- tool theft impact rate for Australian tradies<br><small>Source: Tradiespace (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/tradies-tool-theft-affected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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