Lock Up

In October of last year, my car was stolen from the front of my house. About a month ago, my friend also got hers stolen, then got the rental car stolen. It brought up the question ‘How likely is it that your car will be stolen?’ If you would have asked me in September of last year if I thought my car would ever be stolen I would have told you "no, not likely." Every 25 seconds, a motor vehicle is stolen in the United States. The odds of a vehicle being stolen were 1 in 190 in 2003 (latest data available). The odds are highest in urban areas. (http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/test4/). Those aren’t very good odds.
The top 25 cars most likely to be stolen in the state of Louisiana are:
1. Chevrolet Full Size C/K Pickup
2. Ford Full Size Pickup (150/250/350)
3. Oldsmobile Cutlass/Supreme/Ciera
4. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
5. Honda Accord
6. Dodge Intrepid
7. Toyota Camry
8. Oldsmobile Delta 88/Royale
9. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan
10. Dodge Ram Pickup
11. Dodge Stratus
12. Ford Taurus
13. Chevrolet Caprice
14. Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth Neon
15. Ford Explorer
16. Buick LeSabre
17. Chevrolet/GMC Suburban
18. Pontiac Grand Am
19. GMC Full Size C/K Pickup
20. Nissan Altima
21. Ford Mustang
22. Chevrolet Cavalier
23. Honda Civic
24. Cadillac Deville
Nissan Sentra (http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/buysellcartrucksuvonline/a/moststolencars.htm)
So, if you have one of these cars, be sure to lock it up good and tight. Be careful and mindful of your surroundings and where you chose to park your car.