San Francisco recorded a 753 percent rise in car burglaries compared to May 2020

Re:San Francisco recorded a 753 percent rise in car burglari... by Grazester on Saturday July 03, 2021 @01:48PM (#27723406)

I always feel skeptical to leave anything of value for any period of time in my car in NYC. However nothing has ever happened. I did have a relative that had his car broken into years ago and have his stock car stereo taken. I had to ask him if that was still a thing, he too was a bit surprised since it was an older model car. His car was parked in an industrial area that made it an easy target though.

When I move here long ago I was told don't leave any visible change in the car because a "crack head" would break the car for it.

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Re:San Francisco recorded a 753 percent rise in car burglari... by ardit33 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @02:01PM (#27723513)

I live in Manhattan and it is extremely rare to see broken car windows/shattered glass in the streets. In SF, it is a common sight, even in nicer seemingly quiet areas (eg. inner Richmond). It used to be that few junkies would do it around SOMA, or only around tourist heavy areas, but now it is organized by smash and grab gangs/groups, that cruise around even quiet neighborhoods to look for easy opportunities.

Some, more sophisticated ones, even use bluetooth seeking/scanning devices to detect when there is a laptop hidden in a car nearby.

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