Auto Theft- The City of Seattle

Auto theft is one of the biggest crimes in Seattle. However, Seattle has a good overturn for finding cars and giving them back to their owners.

In fact, not too long ago, the city of Tacoma right behind the Tacoma dome recovered 21 stolen cars and their owners were able to come back and get them. Some of the cars didn’t even have damage to them while others did and had a ripped steering wheel. One of the police officers present said that they recover vehicles almost every month.

There are ways to prevent auto theft from happening. Leaving car keys in the car is not a good thing to do as well as even having a “hidden” spare key in the car, according to the Seattle Police Department auto theft page.

The sad part is, when people do this, most of them think, “Oh this will never happen to me.” When in turn, most times, it does.

Leaving the car unoccupied for just one minute can result in someone steeling the car. Not only that, but it is illegal to leave the car running and unattended. Bring the keys.

According to statistics on the Seattle department’s home page, “More than two-thirds of auto thefts, happen at nighttime,” but thankfully, “86 percent of stolen vehicles are recovered.”

One thing to keep in mind in case a car is recovered—-check it thoroughly. Turn it over to police if there is anything unusual. The last thing a person would want by getting their car back is not checking and there to be drugs plastered under the seats and getting arrested for it.

Be aware of surroundings and situations.