Car theft

Car theft

According to Auto Theft and Its Prevention the author talks about that in 1989 11% of the UCR (Unified Crime Index) was that of car theft. It also talks about how in America the car theft rate is much higher than it is in most developing countries. A lot of cars are stolen at night, from the street, and are usually taken for joy riding, and sometimes taken to be striped for their parts. The author also states that most people’s reactions to their cars being stolen aren’t as strong as burglary, but the financial loss is much higher. Overall I thought this article was very interesting, and just backed up the facts I had read in other articles.

Bibliography:

Auto Theft and Its Prevention

Ronald V. Clarke and Patricia M. Harris

Crime and Justice, Vol. 16, (1992), pp. 1-54

Published by: The University of Chicago Press