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Horse-Thieves

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:07 am
by EMS
In the "good old days", you would likely end up with a noose around your neck, hanging from a tree, if you stole another man's method of transport, his horse.
Today, stealing a car is a common thing, most police departments don't do much more about than taking the report.
Interesting thing is, that the 10 locations with the highest car theft rate in the U.S. are all on the West coast. 8 in California and 2 in Washington state:
1. Fresno, CA
2. Modesto, CA
3. Bakersfield-Delano, CA
4. Spokane, WA
5. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
6. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA
7. Stockton, CA
8. Visalia-Porterville, CA
9. San Fran-Oakland-Fremont, CA
10. Yakima, WA

Re: Horse-Thieves

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:01 pm
by Rick Pope
I'd wager that the highest accident rates, and the highest insurance rates, are also in those towns. Probably most of those stolen cars are being used for parts by body shops.

At least we have something to brag on here in the broiling mid-west......... :violin:

Re: Horse-Thieves

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:43 am
by Red Good
Maybe because there are so many ports on the west coast and they are shipping them ?