Additionally, this city of 1.6 million people experienced more than 17, 000 car thefts and 1, 650 carjackings in 2008.
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Even though steering-wheel locks, satellite tracking and immobilisers had helped to reduce car thefts, trade in stolen parts remained a problem.
Robberies, especially car thefts, have risen dramatically in the last two years.
Gwent officers lead the country in detecting house burglaries and car thefts, with success rates up to five times the national average.
Residents complain that the police won't investigate house burglaries and car thefts.
Authorities began using "bait cars" about six years ago in the Bronx to combat a chronic problem with car thefts and break-ins in working-class neighborhoods.
Car thefts have declined for seven consecutive years, the FBI reports.
One of the neighborhoods targeted by the program is Pueblo Gardens, an ethnically diverse, blue-collar neighborhood in southern Tucson where residents say occasional shootings, drug busts and car thefts are not uncommon.
Add new regulations such as eCall in Europe for automatic emergency calling and the Contran resolution in Brazil requiring all vehicles to be fitted with an anti-theft tracking device to help reduce car thefts and lower car insurance rates, and you can see how all these scenarios offer ample opportunities within the industry.
Sergeant Norman Gibson said there was a move away from kerbside vehicle thefts towards car key burglaries.
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Thefts took place in car parks in Lower Road in Bookham, Guildford Road in Fetcham and Woodfield Lane in Ashtead.
Northamptonshire Police believe these traders may also be linked to other criminal acts such as thefts from campsites and car parks.
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The thefts happened either when the owner was filling a kettle, using de-icer or letting the car heat up.
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