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Old news. Those are 2018 data, but as was posted in other threads, 2019 data shows a marked decreasing trend in auto theft in Albuquerque, with a 28% decrease in auto thefts in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018.
Old news. Those are 2018 data, but as was posted in other threads, 2019 data shows a marked decreasing trend in auto theft in Albuquerque, with a 28% decrease in auto thefts in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018.
Still No. 2 in the nation, behind Alaska. The gap has just narrowed. I can't think of a reason why New Mexico? Could it be that the older cars which are more prevalent in Albuquerque are easier to steal? Frankly, most of them aren't worth stealing.
The good news is that the rate has been dropping by large amounts and the city probably won't be the worst anymore after 2018. APD expects the city to have less than 4,000 vehicle thefts this year, which means the metro area will probably finish the year at around 5,000 (77 percent of metro auto theft has been within city limits). That would give us a per capita rate of about 546 per 100,000 in 2019. That's compared to 1,097 per 100,000 in 2017 and 780 per 100,000 in 2018. If the drop holds that would be a rate and total that has been cut in half in two years. It would still be high, but not enough to place us at the very top or even in the top 5 anymore.
A graphic from the Albuquerque Journal's story about the 2018 numbers:
ABQ tops nation in auto theft rate
By D'Val Westphal / Journal Editorial Page Editor
Monday, May 13th, 2019 at 12:05am
Quote:
NM NO. 2 IN THE STOLEN CAR BIZ:
A new study by Driving-Tests.org used 2017 state population, automobile registration, FBI and National Insurance Crime Bureau data to figure out the top places for car theft.
Drumroll, please.
In ascending order from No. 1, the losers are Alaska, New Mexico, Washington, D.C., Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, California, Oklahoma, Utah and Washington. The study is online at driving-tests.org/stolen-cars.
In the Land of Enchantment, the study says, around 18 vehicles are stolen for every 1,000 registered. No. 1 Alaska has 22 stolen for every 1,000 registered. Amanda Cohen says her team’s study found in New Mexico that theft adds up to an estimated $181.3 million lost to car theft.
BUT ABQ IS NO. 1: Break it down by city, and Cohen says “Albuquerque has the highest rate of stolen cars in America: 1,096.8 in 2017. It was also the highest-ranking city for car theft in 2016.” (Anchorage was No. 2 with 816.7 vehicles per 100,000 residents stolen in 2017, a big jump from sixth place in 2016.)
Nationally, Cohen says, “the study found the most vulnerable cars are sedans, 62%, followed by pickups, 29%, and vans, 8%.”
Still No. 2 in the nation, behind Alaska. The gap has just narrowed. I can't think of a reason why New Mexico? Could it be that the older cars which are more prevalent in Albuquerque are easier to steal? Frankly, most of them aren't worth stealing.
There are a half dozen other border states too. Alaska really baffles me. You'd think it would be the last place to steal cars. Where do you take them?
There are a half dozen other border states too. Alaska really baffles me. You'd think it would be the last place to steal cars. Where do you take them?
Who the heck is the claimsjournal.com? I could not find anything about them. The who, what, where, why, etc...
And you the poster, did not say anything... A drive by shooter... Post a URL and skidaddle...
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