How to Prevent Car Crime
Car crime can be anything from a stolen vehicle to vandalism to a car-jacking. Measures can be taken to strengthen the chances of crime prevention, but there is never a 100-percent assurance. Preventing car crime requires common sense, basic awareness of your surroundings and safe car habits. "Car" crime may refer to criminal action against any motor vehicle, including pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs).
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Drive in safe neighborhoods. If you're not familiar with an area and you feel vulnerable, there's a good chance that you are. Stay on major highways as much as possible. This is important to remember when trying to avoid car-jackings. Car-jackings are less likely to occur in rural and suburban areas. Also avoid driving through unsafe urban areas at night, because this increases the chances of a car-jacking. Always keep your car doors locked while driving.
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Park your car in a garage if possible. Always keep your garage locked. If you don't have a garage in which you can park your car, keep it parked in a well-lit area. Never leave your keys in the car, and never leave your car unlocked. Keep your windows completely rolled up and don't park in a dangerous neighborhood. Vandalism and theft can be avoided if you keep the car in an area where there are more people living in the area who keep an eye out for suspicious activity.
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Store valuable items in a place where they cannot be seen from the outside of the car. If you have a GPS or CD player, disable them and store them in the glove box. If thieves don't see any valuables in your car, they won't think to rob it. Break-ins may be deterred if you have stickers on your car that say a security system is hooked up to your vehicle too, even if all you have is a sticker and not an actual security system.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are car-jacked, do not try to retaliate if the thief has a weapon. Do whatever the thief says, as you could lose your life if you try to drive off or fight back.
Never keep a firearm in your car without a license, and even if you have one for a legal purpose such as hunting, never leave it unattended in the vehicle.
