CRJ 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Motor Vehicle Theft, Carjacking, Ram Pickup
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Large metropolitan areas (cities with > 250,000 population) have higher motor vehicle theft rates than smaller cities (< 250,000 population) and rural areas (2) offender characteristics: male. 34% arrestees changes over the last 40-50 yrs: female offenders- from about 4% to about 18% persons over 25 years old- from around 12% to 48% Juveniles- from 63% to 21: african-american- from 25% to 34% can have limited or extensive criminal records, majority are generalists, although some specialize. 2/3 of imprisoned auto thieves had no other charge for auto theft in their criminal history: professional thieves strong nancial motive select particular vehicles offer maximum pro t and minimum risks of detection. Joyriding joyriding-usually young males who take cars for temporary transportation. 10% were other vehicles the average economic loss per theft was about : ncvs (2006) data: completed theft 80%, attempted theft 20% 59% took place at the victim"s home or the street near it.
