Car Theft
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Although some car thieves are seemingly unstoppable pros, the vast majority are bungling opportunists just looking for an easy target for the chop shop or, easier yet, the pawn shop.
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California Is America's Car Theft CapitalFigures released today show that four of the top five cities for car theft are in California, based on 2007 statistics. The research, done by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, is based on reported thefts and ranks cities by the number of cars stolen per 100,000 inhabitants. The four highest...
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Thieves targeting older cars in the U.S.
They may be vintage rides with pristine paint jobs and immaculate interiors, or they may be beat-up jalopies held together with duct tape and hope, but the top 10 most stolen vehicles in the U.S. for 2007 include several cars that are 10, 15 and 20 years old. Older Toyota and Hondas are the prime...
Nelson Ireson -
Escalade EXT Tops List Of Most Likely Stolen Luxury Cars
Despite their low numbers and high-tech security features, luxury vehicles still rank highly in a list of America’s most likely stolen autos with the recently updated Cadillac Escalade scoring worst among the luxury makes. The results come from the US Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), which...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
