I don't have any evidence, but to my intuition it makes a lot of sense. The amount of time, effort, and risk to sell a stolen car seems much higher than the am

I don't have any evidence, but to my intuition it makes a lot of sense. The amount of time, effort, and risk to sell a stolen car seems much higher than the amount of effort to sell the stuff you find in the back seat of a car. Since most people resorting to crime for money are pretty desperate, I would imagine they would choose the easier, faster, and safer method. I couldn't find any numbers to back this up though, most crime statistics I saw focused on violent crime.