Cars Motors Theft
Stolen Cars Information
Typically a stolen car is stripped down within 72 hours of being stolen. Once all of the stolen parts, the serial numbers, sometimes even including hidden ones, are removed. One of the most valuable items removed from a stolen car are cars motors, one car motor can bring in thousands of dollars.
Highest Occurrence Of Stolen Cars Motors By City
Most people think stolen cars motors happen only in major cities but this is not the case. Surprisingly the greatest increase in the theft of cars motors, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, did not occur in the in the most major metropolitan areas. In actuality, suburban areas had the steepest increases in stolen cars motors and some of the most major metropolitan experienced decreases in the theft of cars motors.
The following list is of the 10 areas with the most police reports for stolen cars and stolen cars motors, this is according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) from 2002. Nine of these top 10 areas are near ports or a Canadian or Mexican border, making easy access to get the stolen cars motors out of the country.
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Fresno, California
- Modesto, California
- Stockton-Lodi, California
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Miami, Florida
- Sacramento, California
- Oakland, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Tacoma, Washington
It's interesting that the west experienced a greater increase in the theft of cars motors and the Northeast experienced the most significant decrease in cars motors stolen. To avoid buying a stolen cars motor, be sure to run the serial number on Google, any government databases such as the DMV if one is available and here on the Stolen Lost & Found Online stolen property database. And remember, if a cars motor is too inexpensive or the deal appears to be too good to be true, it probably is. Behind every piece of stolen property is a victim and being caught in possession with stolen property will result in confiscation, possible fines and even criminal charges.
To report a stolen car or theft online, click the 'Report Stolen, Lost or Found Property' link at the top of the page in the main navigation to begin the process.
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