Car Theft Rates Lowest Since 1967

Posted in Insurance Articles by Hudson Lynas on January 8, 2012 No Comments yet

Incidents of car theft have dropped to their lowest levels in over four decades, according to new research from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).

Car theft rates dropped 7.2 percent between 2009 and 2010. Experts believe built-in anti-theft technology and aggressive action by law enforcement may account for the decrease.

The NICB also released a list of the top 10 cities for car theft:

1. Fresno, Calif.

2. Modesto, Calif.

3. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.

4. Spokane, Wash.

5. Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.

6. Sacramento, Calif.

7.Stockton, Calif.

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Do not let car theft affect your car insurance prices

Posted in Auto Insurance by Christine Davis on April 10, 2010 No Comments yet

AA insurance presents the drivers with measures that can be adopted to lower the risk of car thefts. The company undertook a survey that disclosed that more than fifty households in Whales and England have their vehicles stolen each day. The car keys in most of these thefts are stolen from the driver’s place.

While vehicle thefts have really fallen down as compared to last year that is 14% but the recent survey by the British Crime, there is 19% increase in the cars that is stolen following domestic burglary. Burglars generally take the keys to cars in driveway by finding them inside front door on handy tables and hooks, even without entering the house at times. T

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