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> Car Theft is rarer, and in particular, we no longer have to worry about our car windows being smashed to steal our car radios > Remember when physically deta

> Car Theft is rarer, and in particular, we no longer have to worry about our car windows being smashed to steal our car radios > Remember when physically detaching your car radio to avoid leaving it in the car was considered a 100% normal thing to do? Why is it rarer, I wonder? I do recall having a detachable faceplate on my car radio. I sold that car in ~2010 or so but stopped bothering with the detaching long before then. > All Day: because you won’t be yelled at for tying up the (only) phone line ... missing phone calls because I was occupying the phone line. My university claimed to have been "wired" but it was always "going to be enabled 'next year'".

ghaff 5y ago
>Why is it rarer, I wonder? There are various ani-theft technologies that can kick in if an infotainment system is removed. Electronics are also just cheaper in general so there's less value in stealing them.
skinkestek 5y ago
Norway had a lot of car infotaintment theft as late as a couple of years ago. I think some Eastern European gang perfected a way to smash windows and grab the valuable parts because at some point arrests were made and after that I haven't heard about it.
namdnay 5y ago
For car radios it’s because they no longer exist in their previous modular form. Now a car infotainment system is tightly coupled to the exact car model itself (because you also use it to manage lots of other stuff, and it’s tied to various controls (wheel, touch, central console etc)
lotsofpulp 5y ago
> Why is it rarer, I wonder? I do recall having a detachable faceplate on my car radio. I sold that car in ~2010 or so but stopped bothering with the detaching long before then. I imagine the value of a stolen car radio has plummeted since the combo of smartphone + CarPlay/android auto/3.5mm aux jack/Bluetooth is ubiquitous in any car made in the past 10 to 15 years.
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wolverine876 5y ago
> Why is it rarer, I wonder? All crime is down significantly, except murder and gun crime in the last year or two.

ghaff 5y ago

>Why is it rarer, I wonder? There are various ani-theft technologies that can kick in if an infotainment system is removed. Electronics are also just cheaper in general so there's less value in stealing them.

skinkestek 5y ago

Norway had a lot of car infotaintment theft as late as a couple of years ago. I think some Eastern European gang perfected a way to smash windows and grab the valuable parts because at some point arrests were made and after that I haven't heard about it.

namdnay 5y ago

For car radios it’s because they no longer exist in their previous modular form. Now a car infotainment system is tightly coupled to the exact car model itself (because you also use it to manage lots of other stuff, and it’s tied to various controls (wheel, touch, central console etc)

lotsofpulp 5y ago

> Why is it rarer, I wonder? I do recall having a detachable faceplate on my car radio. I sold that car in ~2010 or so but stopped bothering with the detaching long before then. I imagine the value of a stolen car radio has plummeted since the combo of smartphone + CarPlay/android auto/3.5mm aux jack/Bluetooth is ubiquitous in any car made in the past 10 to 15 years.

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wolverine876 5y ago

> Why is it rarer, I wonder? All crime is down significantly, except murder and gun crime in the last year or two.