I experienced this one first hand, in a smaller city - New Haven, CT. When I spoke to the officer that found the car, he reported that most of the cities nearby

I experienced this one first hand, in a smaller city - New Haven, CT. When I spoke to the officer that found the car, he reported that most of the cities nearby (relatively small cities in Connecticut like Milford, Bridgeport, etc) have seen a sharp rise in car thefts and virtually all of that has been Kias/Hyundais.