Auto Theft Prevention

Automobile theft has become a lucrative venture for the criminal,and is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year. The FACTS are:

• A vehicle theft occurs every 14 minutes in Maryland.
• 482 vehicle thefts occurred in Howard County in 2007.
• Keys were left in over 20% of the stolen vehicles.
• More than 2/3 of all vehicle thefts occur at night.
• Over half take place in residential neighborhoods.

Howard County's Hot 10 Vehicles

• Honda Civic
• Honda Accord
• Acura Integra
• Dodge Caravan
• Toyota Camry
• Ford Taurus
• Dodge Stratus
• Nissan Altima
• Ford F-150
• Jeep Cherokee

See HCPD's Auto Theft Brochure