CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Auto Theft
06-21-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
While car thefts dropped nationwide last year for the seventh consecutive year,
eight cities from California comprise the top 10 cities for car theft up
from six last according to a report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
However, the devil is in the details as the report ranks 366 metropolitan areas
based on the number of vehicle thefts per 100,000 people. That means larger cities
don't rank as high, National Insurance Crime Bureau spokesman Frank Scafidi said.
"They lose as many cars during the half time at a Lakers game in Los Angeles as
they do in Modesto," Scafidi said.
Fresno is ranked first, with 7,559 thefts for a rate of 812 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Last year it was ranked 5th. Apparently the increase the community has witnessed
is how it skipped over Modesto which was ranked second last year. Sacramento-Roseville
and Vallejo-Fairfield were added to this year's list. (See 5-18-10 Minute for last year's
ranking).
The following identifies the rankings.
TOP TEN CITIES FOR CAR THEFT 2010
1. Fresno
2. Modesto
3. Bakersfield-Delano
4. Spokane, WA
5. Vallejo-Fairfield
6. Sacramento-Roseville
7. Stockton
8. Visalia-Porterville
9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
10. Yakima
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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