Carjackings Are On The Rise. What Drives Youth To Commit These ... - NPR
WEBJun 20, 2021 · Carjackings are up in cities across the country. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with someone who committed a carjacking at 16 about why they did it.
Why Carjacking Is on the Rise Among Teens in America - The New York Times
WEBMar 1, 2022 · There are reasons carjacking may have begun proliferating even as robbery rates dropped in 2020: Push-button ignitions have made it harder to operate cars without getting the keys from the...
Auto thefts, carjackings in major U.S. cities spike, new ... - CBS News
WEBJan 26, 2023 · According to the report, the number of carjackings — defined as theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle by force or threat — increased from 3,000 in 2020 to 3,713 in 2022 across seven cities:...
Carjacking indictment in Chicago latest amid surge in US car …
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Three Chicago residents are the latest to be indicted in a string of violent carjackings amid a surge of vehicle thefts and robberies in cities across the nation. According to the federal ...
Vehicle thefts and carjackings spike in major US cities - report - BBC
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Vehicle thefts and carjackings have spiked dramatically in 30 major US cities since the start of the pandemic, a new report says. The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) data found motor thefts...
What’s behind a surge in car thefts and carjackings across the
WEBJun 2, 2024 · Car thefts soared between 2019 and 2022, surpassing 1 million in 2022 for the first time in 14 years, according to government and insurance industry statistics. Meanwhile, reports of overall ...
Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic | CNN
WEBJan 23, 2022 · CNN — Carjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America’s biggest cities. Just outside Chicago, a state senator’s car and other valuables were taken at gunpoint in...
Why carjackings have skyrocketed in parts of the country ... - ABC News
WEBDec 12, 2020 · Minneapolis police report that carjackings there have shot up 537% this year. Carjacking calls to 911 in New Orleans are up 126%. Oakland police cite an increase of 38%.
Video shows family carjacked at gunpoint in Chicago driveway - NBC News
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Video shows family carjacked at gunpoint in Chicago driveway. Surveillance video shows the moment Michelle Pettiford was pushed to the ground, her purse snatched and keys stolen, as her 12-year...
Carjackings Have Spiked And Juveniles Are Often Involved : NPR
WEBFeb 10, 2021 · Across the country, frightened residents call the carjacking surge an epidemic and they want to know what's behind it and why it's occurring now.
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