Central Valley remains nation’s hot spot for car thefts – Four of top ten areas are in Central Valley.
Modesto is Number One!
Modesto – the designation includes all of Stanislaus County, not just the city of Modesto — is the top stop for stolen cars in the latest study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau of Des Plaines, Ill. The rate is determined by the number of vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 inhabitants using the 2008 U.S. Census Population Estimates, the most current figures available.
Bakersfield is ranked fifth. It had been 15th in last year’s study.
Stockton is ranked sixth, a slight improvement from last year’s fourth place finish.
Fresno is in tenth place,, compared to 11th the year before
For 2008, the rest of the top ten Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) with the highest vehicle theft rates are:
Second: Laredo, Texas (it was sixth in 2007)
Third: Yakima, Wash. (it was ninth in 2007)
Fourth: San Diego/Carlsbad/San Marcos (it was third in 2007)
Seventh: Las Vegas/Paradise, Nev. (it was second in 2007)
Eighth: Albuquerque, N.M. (it was seventh in 2007)
Ninth: San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont (it was fifth in 2007)
