# ‘How one city took on rising car thefts -- and brought the numbers down’

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [February 4, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315 "2024-02-04T15:04:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315/1 "2024-02-04T15:04:21Z")

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> **[How one city took on rising car thefts — and brought the numbers down](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/04/1227928003/rising-car-thefts-st-paul-minnesota-fallen-hyundai-kia)**
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> Vehicle thefts have risen across the U.S., largely due to an increase in Kia and Hyundai thefts. But that's not what's happening now in St. Paul, Minn., where car thefts have fallen dramatically.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315/2 "2024-02-04T15:24:02Z")

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Distract kids? Maybe they got bored. Stealing cars.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315/3 "2024-02-04T22:52:11Z")

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For those looking for some semi-related humor …

““Why am I spending $380 and everyone can walk the hell right out?” Newsom said, the worker then told him, “We don’t stop them because of the governor,” before looking twice at him and realizing who he is.”

[https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4442702-newsom-recalls-target-worker-blaming-him-for-retail-theft-wheres-your-manager/](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4442702-newsom-recalls-target-worker-blaming-him-for-retail-theft-wheres-your-manager/)