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Protecting Your Car

Protecting Your Car

  1. It takes the average thief 60 seconds or less to steal a vehicle.
  2. In the U.S, a car is stolen every 25.5 seconds.
  3. Las Vegas has the highest vehicle theft rate.
  4. California is home to the top 5 cities with highest car theft rates; Stockholm, Visalia, Modesto, Sacramento and Fresno.
  5. The top 5 most stolen cars are 1) Toyota Camry (1989), 2) Honda Accord (1991), 3) Honda Civic (1995), 4) Oldsmobile Cutlass (1998) and 5) Jeep Grand Cherokee (1993).
  6. Thieves steal older model cars because of their parts. The more older model cars on the road, the bigger the demand for their parts.
  7. Most stolen expensive cars are the Cadillac Escalade EXT Pickup, BMW 7 series sedan, Land Rover, Lexus GS and the Mercedes S Class Sedan.
  8. Connect 2 Car is a tracking device mobilized by cell phone or internet. It allows you to monitor the location as well as the speed that your car is traveling. If the car is stolen, the alarm system sends you a text allowing you to shut off fuel and to kill the engine via internet or phone stopping thieves dead in their tracks.
  9. Car theft is the costliest property crime in America costing 8.6 billion annually.
  10. $200 - $ 300 of your average insurance premium is paying for someone else’s vehicle.
  11. Four ways to protect your car against theft: common sense, warning devices, immobilizing devices, and tracking devices.