Overview
- Osiptel’s August 2026 dataset shows 115,531 devices were reported to mobile operators for blocking as stolen, roughly 3,727 per day.
- Reports cluster by day and hour with Mondays highest (average 4,663 reported stolen) and peak times at 10:00 a.m. (295), 11:00 a.m. (278) and 7:00 p.m. (246).
- The figures come from user requests to operators to block IMEI numbers and do not necessarily match the Policía Nacional’s complaint totals.
- The August total is lower than the 127,000 operator blocking reports recorded in August 2025, but Osiptel warns the decline does not eliminate the ongoing risk.
- Officials and media advise victims to immediately request device blocking from their operator and file a police complaint because timely reporting helps disable stolen phones and supports investigations.