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Your capability to use a car to commute is imperative if you live in an area where public transportation is limited. When it comes time to find your next home, the safety of your car should play a major role in your sense of security.
As apartment and condominium communities suggest an enlargening number of amenities to appeal to potential renters and buyers, resident parking – and secured parking – is often considered a major plus, if not a must, for many.
U.S. News compiled data on car thefts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation from two thousand fourteen – the most latest year for accomplish data from the bureau – to determine which of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country had the highest rate of car theft.
Albuquerque, Fresh Mexico, takes the top spot for highest rate of car theft, with a total of 6,131 thefts in two thousand fourteen and 676.9 thefts per 100,000 people. The City of Albuquerque acknowledges its high rate of auto theft on its website, noting Fresh Mexico’s collective border with Mexico gives car thieves added incentive because they can take the stolen vehicles across the border and sell them.
In San Francisco, which takes the No. Three spot on the list with 631.7 car thefts per 100,000 people, secured garage parking remains a fairly low priority for renters, says Charley Goss, head of government affairs at the San Francisco Apartment Association. Instead, he says many residents take public transportation or use a bicycle to get around the city rather than pay extra rent to park a car off the street.
"The city will attempt to minimize the amount of parking that’s provided [in a fresh apartment building], because it would like to incentivize public transit or certain green ways of transportation," Goss says.
Auto insurance companies not only recommend diligence about locking your car and keeping valuables out of look to avoid tempting any passersby, but may also suggest diminished premiums for drivers who park in a secured garage.
If you know that you live in an area with high rates of car theft, you can take advantage of long-term parking garages run by the city or a private third party, or one provided by your landlord if you live in an apartment building.
Click ahead to see the ten metro areas with the highest rates of car theft in the U.S.
© Caroline Purser/Getty Photos Space Needle and downtown Seattle Seattle takes the No. Ten spot for highest rates of car theft out of the one hundred largest metros in the U.S., with 469.1 thefts per 100,000 people. Despite racking up 17,560 vehicle thefts in two thousand fourteen and a higher-than-average property crime rate, Seattle maintains a lower-than-average crime rate, boosting it to the No. Seven spot in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen rankings.
© Bernd Geh/Getty Pics Downtown San Jose The capital of Silicon Valley is known for its high cost of living and the high income of its residents – many of whom are big in the tech industry. The known wealth in the area may be a contributing factor to the number of car thefts reported: 471.Four per 100,000 people. Similar to Seattle, San Jose’s property crime remains below average compared with the rest of the country.
© age fotostock/Getty Pictures Spokane. Washington. age fotostock/Getty Photos This eastern Washington metro area had the fewest total car thefts in the top ten with just Two,578 in 2014, but Spokane’s population of just over half a million people means the auto theft rate is 472.Trio per 100,000 residents. While violent crime has managed to remain below the national average, property crime in the Spokane area has been consistently higher than the national average for decades.
© Denis Tangney, Jr./Getty Photos Fresno, California With 491.Five car thefts per 100,000 people, Fresno has the seventh-highest rate out of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country. Fresno’s high rates of both property crime and violent crime, along with a high rate of unemployment and low average annual salary, contribute to the metro area’s low overall ranking (No. Ninety seven out of 100) for Best Places to Live 2016.
© iStockphoto/Getty Pictures The only metro area not in the western half of the U.S. on the list, Milwaukee’s rate of car thefts is 539.Four per 100,000 people. With just over 1.Five million residents in its metro area, Milwaukee experienced 8,496 car thefts in 2014, and additionally it has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country.
© Max Whittaker/Reuters A view of downtown Stockton, Calif. Stockton isn’t the only Central Valley metro area on the list, with five hundred fifty nine auto thefts per 100,000 people. In addition to above-average property and violent crime rates, Stockton’s high unemployment rate and high cost of living contribute to its taking the No. Ninety eight spot on the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen list.
© LPETTET/Getty Pics Bakersfield, California A bit further south in California’s Central Valley, Bakersfield also makes the list with Five,328 car thefts in 2014, a rate of 603.9 incidents of theft per 100,000 people. Property crime rates have been declining in the Bakersfield area since 2012, but they remain above the national average. Another metro area with a fighting job market in addition to high crime rates and low incentive to budge to the area, Bakersfield ranks No. Ninety five in the overall Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen ranking.
© LatitudeStock/Getty Pics Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. As the largest metro area on the list, San Francisco is third with 631.7 car thefts per 100,000 people, equal to a total of 29,400 incidents in 2014. But the Golden City’s high rates of violent and property crime don’t outweigh the metro area’s ever-flourishing job market and high desirability among U.S. residents. San Francisco wields the No. Nine spot in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen rankings.
© Jason Kirk/Getty Pictures A view of the archway leading into the city of Modesto in Calif. The sixth and final California metro area on the list, Modesto has the second-highest rate of auto theft out of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country, with 649.7 thefts per 100,000 people. With a population of toughly three-quarters of a million people, the Modesto area has one of the highest violent and property crime rates in the country. It ranks No. Ninety nine in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen ranking, hitting out only San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Ten places with the highest rates of car theft in the US
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Your capability to use a car to commute is imperative if you live in an area where public transportation is limited. When it comes time to find your next home, the safety of your car should play a major role in your sense of security.
As apartment and condominium communities suggest an enhancing number of amenities to appeal to potential renters and buyers, resident parking – and secured parking – is often considered a major plus, if not a must, for many.
U.S. News compiled data on car thefts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation from two thousand fourteen – the most latest year for accomplish data from the bureau – to determine which of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country had the highest rate of car theft.
Albuquerque, Fresh Mexico, takes the top spot for highest rate of car theft, with a total of 6,131 thefts in two thousand fourteen and 676.9 thefts per 100,000 people. The City of Albuquerque acknowledges its high rate of auto theft on its website, noting Fresh Mexico’s collective border with Mexico gives car thieves added incentive because they can take the stolen vehicles across the border and sell them.
In San Francisco, which takes the No. Three spot on the list with 631.7 car thefts per 100,000 people, secured garage parking remains a fairly low priority for renters, says Charley Goss, head of government affairs at the San Francisco Apartment Association. Instead, he says many residents take public transportation or use a bicycle to get around the city rather than pay extra rent to park a car off the street.
"The city will attempt to minimize the amount of parking that’s provided [in a fresh apartment building], because it would like to incentivize public transit or certain green ways of transportation," Goss says.
Auto insurance companies not only recommend diligence about locking your car and keeping valuables out of glance to avoid tempting any passersby, but may also suggest diminished premiums for drivers who park in a secured garage.
If you know that you live in an area with high rates of car theft, you can take advantage of long-term parking garages run by the city or a private third party, or one provided by your landlord if you live in an apartment building.
Click ahead to see the ten metro areas with the highest rates of car theft in the U.S.
© Caroline Purser/Getty Photos Space Needle and downtown Seattle Seattle takes the No. Ten spot for highest rates of car theft out of the one hundred largest metros in the U.S., with 469.1 thefts per 100,000 people. Despite racking up 17,560 vehicle thefts in two thousand fourteen and a higher-than-average property crime rate, Seattle maintains a lower-than-average crime rate, boosting it to the No. Seven spot in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen rankings.
© Bernd Geh/Getty Photos Downtown San Jose The capital of Silicon Valley is known for its high cost of living and the high income of its residents – many of whom are big in the tech industry. The known wealth in the area may be a contributing factor to the number of car thefts reported: 471.Four per 100,000 people. Similar to Seattle, San Jose’s property crime remains below average compared with the rest of the country.
© age fotostock/Getty Pics Spokane. Washington. age fotostock/Getty Pictures This eastern Washington metro area had the fewest total car thefts in the top ten with just Two,578 in 2014, but Spokane’s population of just over half a million people means the auto theft rate is 472.Trio per 100,000 residents. While violent crime has managed to remain below the national average, property crime in the Spokane area has been consistently higher than the national average for decades.
© Denis Tangney, Jr./Getty Pictures Fresno, California With 491.Five car thefts per 100,000 people, Fresno has the seventh-highest rate out of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country. Fresno’s high rates of both property crime and violent crime, along with a high rate of unemployment and low average annual salary, contribute to the metro area’s low overall ranking (No. Ninety seven out of 100) for Best Places to Live 2016.
© iStockphoto/Getty Pictures The only metro area not in the western half of the U.S. on the list, Milwaukee’s rate of car thefts is 539.Four per 100,000 people. With just over 1.Five million residents in its metro area, Milwaukee experienced 8,496 car thefts in 2014, and additionally it has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country.
© Max Whittaker/Reuters A view of downtown Stockton, Calif. Stockton isn’t the only Central Valley metro area on the list, with five hundred fifty nine auto thefts per 100,000 people. In addition to above-average property and violent crime rates, Stockton’s high unemployment rate and high cost of living contribute to its taking the No. Ninety eight spot on the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen list.
© LPETTET/Getty Photos Bakersfield, California A bit further south in California’s Central Valley, Bakersfield also makes the list with Five,328 car thefts in 2014, a rate of 603.9 incidents of theft per 100,000 people. Property crime rates have been declining in the Bakersfield area since 2012, but they remain above the national average. Another metro area with a fighting job market in addition to high crime rates and low incentive to budge to the area, Bakersfield ranks No. Ninety five in the overall Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen ranking.
© LatitudeStock/Getty Photos Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. As the largest metro area on the list, San Francisco is third with 631.7 car thefts per 100,000 people, equal to a total of 29,400 incidents in 2014. But the Golden City’s high rates of violent and property crime don’t outweigh the metro area’s ever-flourishing job market and high desirability among U.S. residents. San Francisco possesses the No. Nine spot in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen rankings.
© Jason Kirk/Getty Pics A view of the archway leading into the city of Modesto in Calif. The sixth and final California metro area on the list, Modesto has the second-highest rate of auto theft out of the one hundred largest metro areas in the country, with 649.7 thefts per 100,000 people. With a population of harshly three-quarters of a million people, the Modesto area has one of the highest violent and property crime rates in the country. It ranks No. Ninety nine in the Best Places to Live two thousand sixteen ranking, hitting out only San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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