Even with Hyundai's idiocy, vehicle thefts last year were lower than they were in 2008[1] and lower than at any time in the 90s or 80s. Decades where being able

Even with Hyundai's idiocy, vehicle thefts last year were lower than they were in 2008[1] and lower than at any time in the 90s or 80s. Decades where being able to track your car with GPS was a sci-fi fantasy. A lot of the recent fear of crime feels like it's being driven by sensationalist reporting and overstating of the facts. E.g. "crime has doubled" has a very different meaning when you realize we were at record low crime rates just a few years ago. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/191216/reported-motor-vehicle-theft-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/191216/reported-motor-ve...