High technology is not needed to lower auto thefts. What's needed is an expanded commitment to old-fashioned marked property with traceable IDs, as well as a record of underlying serial numbers. Auto thefts would come down if component parts were marked. apnews.com/article/fbi-...

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise

Data in the FBI's annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.