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https://nypost.com/2020/04/25/car-theft-up-63-percent-in-nyc-amid- coronavirus-lockdown/

City car thieves are riding high amid the coronavirus crisis.

As of April 19, auto theft is up 63 percent in 2020, with 1,913 stolen
vehicles compared to the 1,176 during the same period in 2019. For the
week, it spiked 51 percent compared to the same time last year.

Thieves in Brooklyn put the pedal to the metal, boosting 599 vehicles over
the past year, followed by Queens (575), The Bronx (464), Manhattan (218)
and Staten Island (57).

The NYPD blamed the state’s bail reform overhaul in part, for the surge.
The new law, which kicked in Jan. 1, prohibits pretrial detention in most misdemeanors and some nonviolent felonies.

“Letting someone walk out of a precinct stationhouse after they just got arrested for stealing possibly a $30,000 vehicle is outrageous,” NYPD
Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri said of motor vehicle
thefts. “Are we thinking about the victims here or not?”

One suspect who grinds cops gears is Jasheen Osbourne, 19, of Queens, who police sources say has been arrested six times for auto theft in his
borough since January and was collared Friday for a February heist of a
2018 Honda Accord and a burglary in October.

“Under the new (bail reform) law, a GLA is a desk appearance ticket,” the police source said.

LiPetri said thefts often occur when keys or key fobs are left in vehicles
or drivers leave their cars unattended with the motor running.

He said the NYPD is also seeing a “younger demographic” — more thieves
under 18.

Late-model Hondas are “by far” the apple of a car thief’s eye, followed by Toyotas, LiPetri said.

COVID-19 is indirectly spreading a car theft virus.

“With shelter-in-place and less people driving, there are going to be more opportunities for cars to be parked. … People are not moving their
vehicles and it may be days,” LiPetri said.

During the pandemic, 7,000 officers have been sick, but the chief said the
NYPD employs technology like license-plate readers in every precinct and
have stepped up patrols in hotspots, such as South Brooklyn and Southeast Queens.

“We live in real time and do relentless followup,” LiPetri said.

The most stolen cars in New York:
Enlarge ImageHonda Accord
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Honda Accord
Toyota Camry
Honda Civic
Nissan Altima
Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
Honda CR-V
Ford pick-up (full size)
Toyota Corolla
Dodge Caravan
Nissan Rogue
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau (2019)



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