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That's called circumstantial evidence.
Good luck proving anything.
There is what you "know" and what you can "prove". Circumstantial evidence isn't very good for proving anything but it is useful in knowing who to be investigating, setting up stings, and gathering the proof.
I was just at my local Shell station. There were 4 late model cars idling, with no one in them, along the front of the store. Out of 10 parking spots. Too hot for the snowflakes.
This is typical. Any time or day of the week I could have my choice of new car, at least until I shut it off and, not having the key fob, couldn't restart it.
I don't get why turning off the car is that much of a hastle. Sure in summer it gets a little hot but what else can we do?
Here’s the NICB’s list of the most-stolen used cars last year:
1996 Honda Accord, 52,244 units stolen last year.
1998 Honda Civic, 49,430 units stolen last year.
2006 Ford F-Series, 29,396 units stolen last year.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado, 27,771 units stolen last year.
2014 Toyota Camry, 15,466 units stolen last year.
2001 Dodge Ram, 11,212 units stolen last year.
2014 Toyota Corolla, 10,547 units stolen last year. 2015 Nissan Altima, 10,374 units stolen last year.
2002 Dodge Caravan, 9,798 units stolen last year.
2008 Chevrolet Impala, 9,225 units stolen last year.
Why are people stealing 2015 Altimas????
Any How
Like i figured, Honda would be at the top
But in 1960, there were about 61 million cars in the US - about one for every 3 people. Today there are over 267 million cars - about one per 1.25 people. Of course thefts 100K would be higher - there are simply more cars and fewer people.
That's why they say "per 100,000" to account for population growth. What did you think it was for?
My wife's Mercedes does. If the car gets too far away from the key, the engine will shut off when the car is stopped.
She figured that out one time when she got to the stop sign at the end of our street and I had the keys in my pocket.
I have another story. I drop off my wife at the dentist's office and drive away. Suddenly realize that she has the "keys." What to do? Can't shut it off because I will never be able to re start. I am pretty sure the engine didn't shut off when she left the car. This is for a '17 C300.
You have to back this up. Are there fewer car thefts per capita now than the 60s? I looked it up. Thefts per 100,000 people were 221 in 2013, down from 659 in 1991.But wait. It was 182 in 1960. Now, I don't want to remind you what "protection" a 1960 Buick convertible had back then compared to 2013.
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Originally Posted by robr2
But in 1960, there were about 61 million cars in the US - about one for every 3 people. Today there are over 267 million cars - about one per 1.25 people. Of course thefts 100K would be higher - there are simply more cars and fewer people.
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Originally Posted by HappyRider
That's why they say "per 100,000" to account for population growth. What did you think it was for?
Using the numbers above, there would have been about 34,000 cars per 100,000 population in 1960. There would be about 80,000 cars per 100,000 population today. That would put about 4.38X more cars on the road today than in 1960, and 2.35X more cars today per 100,000 people than in 1960.
The population may have grown since 1960, but the number of cars has grown even more. So there may be more car thieves today (assuming they increase in numbers in a ratio to population growth), but they would also have a lot more cars to pick from today (although they may require more extreme measures be taken to steal than in 1960).
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