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This one has if anything gotten worse rather than better: > Car Theft is rarer, and in particular, we no longer have to worry about our car windows being smash
by bewaretheirs 5y ago
This one has if anything gotten worse rather than better:
> Car Theft is rarer, and in particular, we no longer have to worry about our car windows being smashed to steal our car radios
Yes, car radios have been made harder to steal, but now our car windows are smashed to steal laptops and other valuables. And catalytic converter theft is also rampant.
- perardi 5y agoAnd catalytic converter theft is also rampant. Well that sure seems to be true. https://www.motortrend.com/news/catalytic-converter-thefts-nationwide-on-rise/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/catalytic-converter-thefts-n... “According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the pandemic has seen a rapid rise in catalytic converter theft. In 2019, an average of 282 catalytic converters were stolen every month; in 2020 the average had risen to 1,203—and that's just an average. In December alone, 2,347 catalytic converters were stolen.” And anecdotally, living in Chicago: I know of so very many people who have had their convertors stolen. The wonders of outdoor parking.
- JimTheMan 5y agoI wonder how much this is an American phenomenon. I've been reading about it on here quite a bit, haven't really heard any news of it in Australia. It feels unreal to read. Like, crime must be higher in Chicago/LA etc than I realised.
- bewaretheirs 5y agoHappening outside the US, too: UK: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/apr/26/uk-catalytic-converter-theft-covid-insurer-admiral-claims-cost https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/apr/26/uk-catalytic-c... France: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-supports-dismantling-of-gang-specialised-in-theft-of-catalytic-converters https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-supports...
- JimTheMan 5y agoProbably only a matter of time before it's a thing here too...