IN 2017, ALBUQUERQUE HAD A HIGHER CAR THEFT RATE THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN AMERICA…AND NEW MEXICO RANKED SECOND AMONG ALL STATES. THAT ACCORDING TO A STORY IN MONDAY’S ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THOSE NUMBERS HAVE COME DOWN A BIT IN THE LAST YEAR. AND THE JOURNAL’S D’VAL WESTPHAL SAYS THAT INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO:
WESTPHAL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE STUDY WAS DONE BY THE WEB SITE DRIVING TESTS-DOT-ORG. SHE SAYS OLDER VEHICLES TEND TO BE POPULAR TARGETS…SINCE THEY DON’T HAVE MODERN CAR THEFT DETERRENTS.
