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To be honest, two weeks or not, if a car is stolen it's probably gone forever. It's not like the police are going to assign a detective track down Hertz's stole

To be honest, two weeks or not, if a car is stolen it's probably gone forever. It's not like the police are going to assign a detective track down Hertz's stolen car. They stick it on the system and if it happens to pass an officer they'll stop it. The probelm is, the only way it'll ping an officer is if it's still being driven around the area with the same number plates - ie, the probability of it actually being stolen are minimal.

brigade 4y ago
Nationwide, at least 60% of stolen vehicles are recovered. CA, which has a 90% overall recovery rate, breaks it down further that motorcycles have under a 60% recovery rate, commercial trucks have an 80% recovery rate, and everything else is over 94%. I don't think the people impacted are renting motorcycles or commercial trucks...
- bink 4y ago
  I'd bet that areas with the most stringent parking enforcement also have the highest stolen vehicle recovery rates. That seems more likely to me than the police actively seeking out and finding stolen vehicles.
  - loonster 4y ago
    Dont cops have automatic plate recognition? Police are searching for a particular stolen vehicle, but likely find them when driving around. Tow truck drivers likely have similar systems.
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  Gonna go out on a limb as guess you're both right: the recovery rate's decent, but only because a pretty high percentage of stolen cars are simply abandoned (think: stealing cars for joy riding, which is pretty damn common in certain circles) and then found in that state, or used in some other crime or series of crimes and eventually swept up because the perpetrators get caught with the car while doing something else, not because the cops put much effort into actually finding the cars. Considering the magnitude of property crimes I've seen them refuse to put any effort into whatsoever, I can't imagine they put special care into solving car thefts. Except when they can solve them basically by accident, which is literally the only way I've ever seen them solve a theft.
bigmattystyles 4y ago
It’s about saying to their insurance that they followed protocol less that they expects the cops to do anything about it

brigade 4y ago

Nationwide, at least 60% of stolen vehicles are recovered. CA, which has a 90% overall recovery rate, breaks it down further that motorcycles have under a 60% recovery rate, commercial trucks have an 80% recovery rate, and everything else is over 94%. I don't think the people impacted are renting motorcycles or commercial trucks...

bink 4y ago
I'd bet that areas with the most stringent parking enforcement also have the highest stolen vehicle recovery rates. That seems more likely to me than the police actively seeking out and finding stolen vehicles.
- loonster 4y ago
  Dont cops have automatic plate recognition? Police are searching for a particular stolen vehicle, but likely find them when driving around. Tow truck drivers likely have similar systems.
yamtaddle 4y ago
Gonna go out on a limb as guess you're both right: the recovery rate's decent, but only because a pretty high percentage of stolen cars are simply abandoned (think: stealing cars for joy riding, which is pretty damn common in certain circles) and then found in that state, or used in some other crime or series of crimes and eventually swept up because the perpetrators get caught with the car while doing something else, not because the cops put much effort into actually finding the cars. Considering the magnitude of property crimes I've seen them refuse to put any effort into whatsoever, I can't imagine they put special care into solving car thefts. Except when they can solve them basically by accident, which is literally the only way I've ever seen them solve a theft.

bigmattystyles 4y ago

It’s about saying to their insurance that they followed protocol less that they expects the cops to do anything about it