Transcript AUTO THEFT
AUTO THEFT
AUTO THEFT
PREVENTION
Your Agency
FACTS ABOUT AUTO THEFTNATIONAL
THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME
BUREAU (N.I.C.B.) ESTIMATES A
VEHICLE IS STOLEN EVERY 25
SECONDS
THE NATIONWIDE ANNUAL COST OF
VEHICLE THEFT TO CONSUMERS,
INCLUDING INSURANCE PREMIUMS,
IS APPROXIMATELY $ 7.5 BILLION
ONE OUT OF EVERY 170 VEHICLES
ON THE ROAD WILL BE STOLEN
FACTS ABOUT AUTO THEFTNATIONAL
APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION
VEHICLES ARE STOLEN IN THE
UNITED STATES EACH YEAR
THE U.S. RECOVERY RATE FOR
STOLEN VEHICLES IS
APPROXIMATELY 65%
FACTS ABOUT AUTO THEFTFLORIDA
FLORIDA RANKS SECOND IN THE
NATION IN THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE
THEFTS
IN FLORIDA, 46% OF THOSE ARRESTED
FOR AUTO THEFT ARE JUVENILES
APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE
VEHICLES STOLEN IN FLORIDA HAD
THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION
MOST OF THE CARS STOLEN IN
FLORIDA WERE ON AVERAGE AT LEAST
5 YEARS OLD
WHY ARE VEHICLES
STOLEN?
JOYRIDING
PARTS OR TO SHIP OUT OF THE
COUNTRY
TO COMMIT SECONDARY
CRIMES
INSURANCE FRAUD
TO TRADE FOR DRUGS
WHY IS AUTO THEFT
SUCH A PROBLEM NOW ?
SOME VEHICLE IGNITION SYSTEMS
& LOCKING MECHANISMS ARE
EASILY COMPROMISED BY COMMON
MATERIALS
WHY IS AUTO THEFT
SUCH A PROBLEM NOW ?
INFORMATION ABOUT “HOW TO
STEAL A CAR” IS READILY
AVAILABLE
AUTO THEFT IS GLAMORIZED
IN THE MOVIES AND TV
THE COSTS OF AUTO
THEFT
THE COST OF INSURANCE
PREMIUMS
THE COST OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AT ALL LEVELS
– APPREHENDING
– PROSECUTING
– INCARCERATING
THE EMOTIONAL COST TO YOU
IF YOU ARE A VICTIM
HOW ARE VEHICLES
STOLEN?
KEYS LEFT IN VEHICLE
FORCE
VEHICLE LEFT UNLOCKED
– 21% OF ALL VEHICLE OWNERS
DON’T LOCK THEIR VEHICLES
VEHICLE LEFT RUNNING AND
UNATTENDED
WHERE DO MOST AUTO
THEFTS OCCUR
LOCATIONS WHERE THERE IS A
LARGE GATHERING OF VEHICLES
THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE LIKE:
– SCHOOL CAMPUSES
– APARTMENT COMPLEXES
– SHOPPING MALLS AND CENTERS
– HOSPITAL PARKING LOTS
– SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ATTRACT A
LARGE CROWD
TOP 10 VEHICLES STOLEN IN
THE U.S.
HONDA
JEEP
CHEROKEE
CHEVY
TOYOTA
CAPRICE
CAMRY
CHEVY
OLDS CUTLASS CAVALIER
HONDA CIVIC FORD TAURUS
CHEVY FULL
TOYOTA
SIZE PICK-UP
COROLLA
ACCORD
HOW NOT TO BE A VICTIM
ALWAYS CLOSE ALL WINDOWS,
LOCK ALL DOORS AND TAKE THE
KEYS WITH YOU
NEVER LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE
RUNNING AND UNATTENDED
NEVER HIDE A KEY IN YOUR
VEHICLE
PARK YOUR VEHICLE WITH THE
WHEELS TURNED. THIS MAKES
YOUR VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TOW
HOW NOT TO BE A VICTIM
COPY YOUR LICENSE PLATE
AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (VIN) ON A CARD AND
KEEP THEM ON YOU WITH
YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE
ALWAYS PARK IN A WELL
LIGHTED AREA
HOW NOT TO BE A VICTIM
COMBAT AUTO THEFT – C.A.T.
– A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO
HELP REDUCE NIGHT TIME
THEFTS
– AN OWNER IS GIVEN A YELLOW
C.A.T. STICKER THAT IS PLACED
IN THE REAR WINDOW
– IT AUTHORIZES ANY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO
STOP THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 15 A.M. TO VERIFY THE VEHICLE
IS NOT STOLEN
HOW NOT TO BE A VICTIM
ALWAYS USE
AN ANTI-THEFT
DEVICE
TYPES OF ANTI-THEFT
DEVICES
MECHANICAL ANTI-THEFT
DEVICES
•STEERING WHEEL
LOCKING DEVICE
•STEERING
COLUMN COLLAR
TYPES OF ANTI-THEFT
DEVICES
ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT
DEVICES
-Siren alarm
-Motion sensor
-Panic button
TYPES OF ANTI-THEFT
DEVICES
STARTER DISABLER
RADIO TRANSMITTER
SYSTEM
–LOW JACK
VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ETCHING
(VIN)
CAR JACKING
WHAT IS IT?
“A CRIME WHERE A CAR IS STOLEN
FROM A PERSON BY FORCE OR THE
THREAT OF FORCE.”
THE CAR JACKER USES GUNS,
KNIVES AND OTHERS WEAPONS TO
FORCE YOU TO GIVE THEM YOUR
CAR.
A VIOLENT CRIME THAT IS ON THE
INCREASE
WHO IS AT RISK?
ANYONE
WHO
DRIVES A
CAR!
FACTS ABOUT CAR
JACKING
IN 92% OF ALL CAR JACKINGS, THE
VICTIM WAS ALONE IN THE CAR.
IN 85% OF ALL CAR JACKINGS,
SOME TYPE OF WEAPON WAS USED.
IN 84 % OF ALL CAR JACKINGS THE
VICTIM WAS UNIJURED.
ONLY 4% INVOLVED SERIOUS
INJURIES.
65% OF ALL CAR JACKINGS
OCCURRED FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
PREVENTION TIPS
ENTERING YOUR CAR
– BE ALERT TO YOUR
SURROUNDINGS
– HAVE YOUR KEYS READY SO YOU
CAN UNLOCK THE CAR AND
ENTER QUICKLY
– LOCK YOUR DOORS AS SOON AS
YOU’RE INSIDE
– PLACE CHILDREN IN THE CAR,
GET IN AND LOCK THE DOORS.
THEN BUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS
AND CAR SEATS
PREVENTION TIPS
DRIVING YOUR CAR
– KEEP DOORS LOCKED AND
WINDOWS UP
– STAY ALERT, NOTICE ALL FOOT
TRAFFIC WHEN YOUR CAR IS
STOPPED
– WHEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC,
LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE
ONE IN FRONT OF YOU, SO YOU
CAN PULL AWAY QUICKLY
PREVENTION TIPS
IF CONFRONTED…
– IF SAFELY LOCKED IN YOUR CAR
AND THE ATTACKER IS UNARMED
– DRIVE AWAY QUICKLY
– IF PULLED FROM YOUR CAR –
COOPERATE. MOVE AWAY
QUICKLY AND DO NOT RESIST
– IF A GUNMAN DEMANDS YOUR
CAR – GIVE IT UP
PREVENTION TIPS
IF CONFRONTED…
– NEVER LEAVE IN THE CAR
WITH THE CAR JACKER
– WHEN THE CAR JACKER
DRIVES OFF – MOVE QUICKLY
TO A SAFE PLACE AND
IMMEDIATELY CALL THE
POLICE
PREVENTION TIPS
IF CONFRONTED…
– HAVE A VEHICLE AND SUSPECT
DESCRIPTION READY TO GIVE
THE POLICE
– TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT THE
CAR JACKER LOOKED LIKE
• SEX
• RACE
• AGE
• HAIR COLOR
• SPECIAL FEATURES
Don’t Let This Be You!
Actual Recovered Stolen Vehicle