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Auto Theft
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Auto theft In 2001, $8.2 billion
in vehicles were stolen.
That is up from $7.8 billion in 2000.
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Auto Theft Every 26 seconds a
motor vehicle is stolen in the U.S.
In 2001, the odds were 1 in 194.
The odds are highest in urban areas.
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Auto Theft
Only 13.6% of these thefts were cleared by arrests in 2001.
Carjackings only account for 3.5% of all motor vehicle thefts.
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Auto Theft The average value
of cars stolen was $6,646.
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Car Thieves 65.6% of those
arrested were under 25.
People under 18 accounted for 32.7% of all motor vehicle theft.
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Auto Theft Top Ten Cities
1. Phoenix AZ 2. Miami, FL 3. Fresno, CA 4. Detroit, MI 5. Sacramento, CA
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Auto Theft Top Ten Cities
6. Tuscon, AZ 7. Tacoma, WA 8. Stockton, CA 9. Seattle, WA 10. Jersey City, NJ
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Most Popular Cars To Steal 1. 1999 Toyota
Camry 2. 1989 Toyota
Camry 3. 1990 Toyota
Camry 4. 2000 Honda Civic 5. 1994 Chevy 1500
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Most Popular Cars To Steal 6. 1995 Honda
Accord EX 7. 1994 Accord LX 8. 1994 Accord EX 9. 1988 Camry 10. 1996 Accord LX
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CarjackingThe attempted or completed robbery of
a motor vehicle that includes the use or threat of use of force.
There are an average of 49,000 carjackings each year.
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Component theft About 50,000 air bags are stolen each year. This costs owners and
insurers more than $50 million each year.
Air bags cost $1000 from dealer.
They only cost $50-200 on the street.
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Anti-theft devices In 1995, $142 million was spent on
electronic devices such as keyless entry and vehicle tracking systems to protect vehicles from theft.
In 2001, $227 million was spent by consumers.
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Anti-Theft devices LoJack: a complex
electronic tracking device allows police to track the vehicle.
90% recovery rate with LoJack.
Frequently leads police to chop shops.
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NICBThe National Insurance Crime Bureau
combats auto theft by investigating cases referred to it by insurers and through its online databases.
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NICB
Searches are made by using partial or full driver information, license plate numbers, VIN’s, and component vehicle part and type numbers.
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NICB In the World Trade
Center bombing in 1993, NICB was used. A partial VIN was reconstructed and matched to a van stolen from a rental company on the day of the bombing.
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The insurance industry recommends states enact the following laws:
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1. Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act
2. Salvage Certificate Junk Vehicle Act
3. Vehicle Owner Fraud Act
4. The False Police Reports Act
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Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act:
Imposes criminal sanctions on person involved with chop shops, garages or lots, where stolen vehicles are brought to be stripped of their components.
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Salvage Certificate Junk Vehicles Act:
Helps to standardize salvage vehicle documents
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Vehicle Owner Fraud Act:
Combats owner give-ups: where the vehicle owner is in a collision with others to file a fraudulent claim.
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The False Police Reports Act:
Makes it a crime to knowingly make, or assist with, a false report of theft, destruction or damage or any property to a law enforcement agency
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Motor Vehicle In The U.S. Over-all, auto theft is
down since 1992: 1992: 1,610,834
vehicles stolen 2001: 1,226,457
vehicles stolen