I love the area that I live in.

It is a safe area with a low volume of crime.

This as a driver is very important to me.

The reason being is that there is less of a chance of my vehicle being stolen.

Unfortunately vehicle theft is a truth that all drivers must be aware of.

However, with these tips and information hopefully drivers can reduce their chances of becoming another number in

the statistic

A scary statistic is that every 45 second a car is being stolen in the U.S.

This can be for a number of factors.

These factors include the kind of vehicle that is being stolen.

In 2012 the top ten automobile choice of theft ranged from the Mercedes-Benz to the Chevy Captiva.

Another factor for car theft is actually where the driver lives.

The top 10 U.S. States for automobile theft are California leading the nation, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Nevada at number 10.

Another scary statistic is that 45% of stolen cars are never recovered.

Why is this number so high? What can drivers do to reduce the chance of them being the next target? The first thing that drivers need to do is realize that most automobile

thefts are due to the driver of the vehicle forgetting their common sense.

This may sound a bit harsh, but it is also very true.

Drivers at times forget that when someone is stealing something the thief wants as big of a score as possible.

That means if they can acquire more than just the car they will.

With that logic in mind if a driver leaves something valuable in plain sight then they are increasing the likelihood of

being a victim of car theft.

Another thing that drivers need to remember is to not make it easy for someone to steal their car.

This includes locking your doors, rolling up your windows and taking your keys.

The final tip to reducing vehicle theft that I will discuss is to properly maintain your car.

This means that if you have an older vehicle that may look like a clunker then you should do everything you can to

improve the quality of the vehicle.

People tend to think that car thieves don’t want clunkers, but that is the exact opposite.

Junk cars are valuable to them for parts to sell to chop shops, and usually these vehicles have less securities

devices making it that much easier to steal.