Byline: Eric Swedlund
Jun. 3--Arizona leads the nation in auto theft rates for the ninth straight year with an average of more than one stolen vehicle for every 100 residents, a whopping 30 percent higher than second- place Nevada, according to a report published Wednesday.
Maricopa County leads the state with 77.7 percent of the total thefts, while Pima County has 15.3 percent.
Arizona also had the highest rate of auto thefts per registered vehicles in 2002, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's annual auto theft study. Arizona has had the top rate since 1994, when it …
No comments:
Post a Comment