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A car with one of its windows broken. Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019. [1]
July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. Here’s lists of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Illinois, Missouri and the U.S., plus tips on how to protect your vehicle from theft.
Traveling on a motorcycle carries a much higher risk of death or injury than driving the same distance in a car. Motorcyclists face a higher risk of fatal or severe injuries due to limited physical protection for the rider and lower visibility on the road. [2]
According to Bryan Hance of Bike Index, "one of the first 'hits' was a bike that was stolen in Salt Lake City, Utah and pawned at a shop in Nevada — 400 miles away." [ 11 ] In 2017, data analysis by a student at the NYC Data Science Academy of the openly available Bike Index data showed that approximately a third of the cataloged bicycles ...
Two people are dead and several others injured, including multiple children, after a stolen vehicle going the wrong way collided with seven other vehicles before bursting into flames in Chicago on ...
Guerra was charged with receiving stolen property and theft. She has reportedly been convicted of driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance in the past. Show comments
According to Bryan Hance, who runs bikeindex.org, a nonprofit international registry of stolen bikes, 11,378 thefts were reported in 2019, with 1,108 bikes recovered. In 2020, the numbers surged ...
Car chases may also involve other parties in pursuit of a criminal suspect or intended victim, or simply in an attempt to make contact with a moving person for non-conflict reasons. Car chases are often captured on news broadcast due to the video footage recorded by police cars, police aircraft, and news aircraft participating in the chase.