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      08-08-2019, 03:14 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by s0211 View Post
In my area, any car that has access to the trunk from the back seats will very likely be broken in to, even when you don't leave anything in plain sight. Doesn't matter what make or how new or old your car is.

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- Place any backpacks/valuables in your trunk BEFORE getting to your destination. Do not take anything out from the trunk at your destination, if you know you need something from the trunk, get it before you start driving.

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My friend had a milk tea stamp card stolen from his car in broad daylight on a busy street . Thieves have zero regard for people's belongings, doesn't matter what car it is.
But if you want BMW statistics,
My m3, no / my brother's 335i, no / cousin's x3 m40i, no / cousin's 328i, no / multiple friend's m3s, no / friend's x5m, no / friend's i8 and m235i, no
Be smart and stay safe out there people!
Bay Area? I've heard some rumors that thieves now roam the streets with certain metal detectors to find if you have electronics in the trunk, and then smash windows as needed.

One thing I never noticed before in any city was the surprising number of suburban Bay Area plaza restaurants that warn you not to leave valuables in your car (!) I know parking garages in general have warnings, and some in LA are so sketchy or already have plenty of warnings, but to see it in a plaza was jarring.

https://dispatcheseurope.com/diy-exp...-steal-laptop/
https://www.quora.com/Theft-Can-Thie...aptops-in-Cars
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/...kely-roadshow/

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During the past two years, we’ve found out CrimeTech signal-detection equipment to steal laptops is becoming a bigger problem. For example, Jim, an American expat in Amsterdam, sent us an email recently telling us he was at dinner when “some low-life criminal decided to break into the car and steal (my) computer.”
In any case, for actual theft (not break-ins), the BMW 3 series has the absolute lowest number (with 1/25 the insurance claims of the average). The BMW X5 is also very low. They don't list the great mass of cars in the middle either. This is purely by insurance claims, and has many confounding factors. I'm sure 90s Civics and Integras are still being stolen like crazy, but no one has comprehensive insurance on them.

Also, this is one possibly the ONLY study to do a "total per # of cars" stolen list, and it's in 2019. Every other study and list in the 90s, 2000s, etc. did not seem to weight it by total # of cars, producing Civics and Accord at the top of every list. At least here we see that the pony/muscle cars seem to be stolen very many times more.

https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-mo...ica-1836894418


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