7 of 10 Worst Cities in U.S. for Car Thefts in California

This is what you need to know:  “At its worst, around 1990, as many as 40,000 vehicles were stolen in and around San Diego each year, district attorney spokeswoman Tanya Sierra said in an email. That number has been reduced to about 10,000 thefts a year: still 27 a day.

The city now ranks 15^th in the nation for auto theft – bad as it is, an improvement from the No. 3 spot it held in 2007.

Seven of the 10 worst U.S. cities for car theft are in California, including the very worst, San Francisco-Oakland and Hayward, which reported 29,093 stolen cars in 2014.

Thanks to AB 109, Prop. 47 and the ACLU, car thefts in California are as common as the cold and flu.  Government no longer takes the mere theft of a car seriously—the proof is that seven of the ten worst cities in the whole nation are in California.  And number 1t5 is San Diego.  Makes me proud.  Now I understand why San Fran, LA and Guv Brown want to end the use of cars in California—it is not about climate change, it is a method of ending crime.

San Diego Roundup Snares 32 Suspected Car Thieves

Bianca Bruno, Courthouse News,  12/2/16

SAN DIEGO (CN) – San Diego police and sheriff’s officers arrested 32 suspected car thieves Wednesday and are looking for 10 more who escaped an early morning sweep.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced the 42 indictments Thursday, and said 117 stolen cars valued at $1.3 million were seized, along with 51 guns, 5½ lbs. of methamphetamine, 3 kilograms of cocaine and 15 lbs. of marijuana.

The arrests came after a 10-month undercover operation in which officers bought stolen cars directly from the defendants, some of whom were also involved in identity theft and insurance fraud, the district attorney said in a statement.

At its worst, around 1990, as many as 40,000 vehicles were stolen in and around San Diego each year, district attorney spokeswoman Tanya Sierra said in an email. That number has been reduced to about 10,000 thefts a year: still 27 a day.

The city now ranks 15^th in the nation for auto theft – bad as it is, an improvement from the No. 3 spot it held in 2007.

Seven of the 10 worst U.S. cities for car theft are in California, including the very worst, San Francisco-Oakland and Hayward, which reported 29,093 stolen cars in 2014.

If convicted, the defendants face sentences ranging from 3 to 25 years in prison.

Many of the defendants were to be arraigned Friday in Superior Court.