About the Immobilize System
Immobilize is the world's largest FREE register of possession ownership details. Together with its sister sites the Police's NMPR and CheckMEND, it helps to reduce crime and repatriate recovered personal property to its rightful owners.
Immobilize can be used by members of the public and businesses to register their valued possessions or company assets. All registered items and ownership details are then viewable by police on the national property database the NMPR, used by law enforcement to trace owners of lost and stolen property. This is a benefit unique to Immobilise users.
Quick Links
- Immobilize user benefits explained
- History
- How is Immobilize so popular? I'd not heard of it until now!
- Need help registering an item?
- Why do the Police support Immobilize?
- What is Immobilize's sister service CheckMEND?
- How is Immobilize funded?
- Is my information safe on Immobilize?
- Keep up to date with Immobilize News
Immobilize user benefits explained
The Immobilize Property Register is part of the Recipero Crime Reduction Ecosystem. You can learn more about how Recipero's systems combat property crime on the main Recipero website. The illustration below highlights how Immobilize interacts with the other parts of the ecosystem to deliver tangible benefits to members, police, insurers, traders and recyclers.
History
The Immobilize system was launched in the US in 2008. It follows in the footsteps of the successful UK service that has had the support of the police, the mobile phone industry and central government since its inception. With the support of the public, along with retail and insurance organizations, the service has grown to hold details of over 34 million items of property in the US and UK.
How is Immobilize so popular? I'd not heard of it until now!
Although Immobilize has been operation in the US since 2008, the free nature of the service means advertising budgets are all but non-existent. However, the increasing support of law enforcement, retailers and insurers is helping to continually expand the awareness of the Immobilize Property Register across the US.
Registration help
If you need help registering an item of property, we've created a range of step-by-step guides:
Why do the police support Immobilize?
For the police, the free Immobilize property registration service is a very powerful tool in the fight against crime. Immobilize along with many other information sources is linked directly to the police system, the NMPR. The system allows officers to search the serial numbers of recovered goods or suspected stolen property and then take action accordingly.
For law enforcement, the free Immobilize property registration service is a very powerful tool in the fight against crime. Immobilize - along with many other information sources - is linked directly to the police NMPR. The system allows officers to search the serial numbers of recovered goods or suspected stolen property and then take action accordingly.
The power of the combined Immobilize/NMPR system is best demonstrated by way of an example:
A police patrol identify an individual acting suspiciously near a parking lot often targeted by thieves. They perform a stop and search on the individual and find the suspect to be carrying several mobile devices and a laptop. They radio through the serial numbers of the devices to their control room for the numbers to be searched on the NMPR.
The results come back instantly; two of the phones were reported as stolen only a few hours earlier. The suspect is arrested and taken to the station for interview. The possession of the stolen phones gives reasonable grounds for the police to search the suspect's home where they find numerous items, which again are checked on the NMPR.
The searches reveal several more items that are associated with crimes, one of which involved a serious assault, providing the team investigating the assault with a fresh lead to pursue.
The above example is purely fictitious but is typical of the way in which registering property on Immobilize can quickly lead to results for the police, thus helping to reduce the attractiveness of property crime.
To learn more about the NMPR please go to: nmpr.com/us
What is Immobilize's sister service CheckMEND?
The CheckMEND database holds over 150 billion records of property, providing relevant and comprehensive information to purchasers of used goods. The information that CheckMEND searches against is updated in real-time every few minutes by law enforcement, insurers, industry bodies and the public in over 40 countries.
CheckMEND, as recommended by eBay (Buying & Selling Mobile Phones Safely on eBay), is also used by consumers globally who wish to check that goods such as mobile devices, tablets and computers, etc. are not stolen, counterfeit or blocked.
From a seller's perspective, CheckMEND can help in the sale of an item as each check comes with an official CheckMEND report. This can be provided to any potential buyer as proof that the item is legitimate and in many cases, helps to achieve a better price for the item.
To learn more or run a check, please go to: checkmend.com
How is Immobilize funded?
Immobilize is provided to users free of charge. The property registration service is operated by Recipero, who also offer several other services including police systems such as the NMPR and the loss reporting system Report My Loss.
Immobilize receives no central funding, but is primarily supported by revenue derived from sales of marking products (UK only at this time). To avoid doubt we wish to emphasise that Recipero, the provider of Immobilize, does not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes. Please read our privacy policy for more detail. Any queries regarding the service or data should be directed to our support team.
Is my information safe on Immobilize?
Yes, your information is safe on Immobilize. The platform takes security and privacy seriously and employs industry-standard security measures to protect your data. The database is secured with multiple layers of protection to prevent unauthorised access or data breaches. The Immobilize system is subject to continuous security testing and annual accreditation to the internationally recognised ISO27001 Information Security Management System standard.
Don't Be Left Empty Handed!
More and more Americans are finding themselves without a cellphone because it was lost or stolen.
If you collected all the phones that had been lost or stolen in a year, it would be 29 Million or 7910 Empire State Buildings tall when stacked on each other.
Let's act on crime!
In 2013, there were 1,163,146 violent crimes recorded in the United States, 29.7% of those involved a robbery, with 40% of the crimes involving the theft of a cellphone - put another way 138,181 of cellphone robberies involved violence.
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