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This is my second TDY here so I start noticing things I didn't before, that includes cars I haven't seen since college. LTD, various 80s and 90s Toyotas, and today a Ramcharger! It was in the shape you'd expect it to be. How do they ever pass inspection?
This is my second TDY here so I start noticing things I didn't before, that includes cars I haven't seen since college. LTD, various 80s and 90s Toyotas, and today a Ramcharger! It was in the shape you'd expect it to be. How do they ever pass inspection?
We have a lot of car shows in the area....
A video I did of: 31st Annual NMCCC Classic Auto Show, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2015
How about we wait until 2019 finishes before we compare it with 2018?
About the reasons for stealing cars, they fall into the following categories:
- joy riding
- drug addicts who will steal anything that they think they can sell (whether a whole car or things inside it) for any small amount of money to continue their habit
- criminals who use it to commit other crimes
- chop shops/organized crime who use the cars for drugs and weapons smuggling
second and third on that list would be the largest percentage. there's a lot of drug addiction in NM, there's a lot of poverty (compared to other states).
How about we wait until 2019 finishes before we compare it with 2018?
OK, how 'bout we wait five years, 10 years, 20 years... and then compare? Maybe we won't be driving cars anymore or we'll be dead from worrying about auto theft statistics and none of this will matter. This is getting ridiculous.
An important factor (which should be obvious) that gets overlooked when looking at these statistics is that the highest auto theft rates occur in very car-dependent cities. Cities that don't have lots of sprawl and have decent public transit are less car-dependent. More residents don't own cars, there are fewer cars per capita, therefore fewer thefts per capita. In creating these statistics they really should take into account the number of cars, not the number of residents, found in the cities they're comparing. Probably the best way to reduce the theft rate is to create an environment where more people don't need cars. If you don't own a car (like I didn't living in Boston) it won't get stolen. I'm not convinced that people who own cars in Boston are not affected by theft at the same rate as people who own cars in ABQ. It's just that the rate of car ownership in ABQ is much higher than in Boston. The statistics don't reflect that.
As Mark Twain said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics."
If you are trying to explain car theft rates, throw in the condition of the cars. Albuquerque is not exactly known for it's high-end cars. What does a 95 Camry fetch these days?
Probably the best way to reduce the theft rate is to create an environment where more people don't need cars.
This will just shift theft to other targets. Instead of cars, they'll break into your home more often, mug you on the street more often. I see where you're going with the idea, but the best way to reduce theft is address the root causes: poverty, lack of economic opportunities, drug addiction, feelings of self-worthlessnesss, feeling abandoned by society.
Never ever leave your car running without you in it. I use a double hooked Club everywhere I go now.
Leaving the car running and locked while you shop is VERY common in AK during the cold winter months. Lots of targets of opportunity for those so inclined.....
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