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Arizona Automobile Authority
Statewide cooperative that supports law enforcement, prosecution, public awareness and community education programs
Australian Auto Theft Statistics
Data from police, registration authorities, insurance companies and other related sources from across Australia.
Car Theft Prevention: Yarmouth Insurance Services
http://www.yins.ns.ca/tips/tip1a.htm
Tips from a Nova Scotian insurance company.
CarSafe
Australian National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council. Includes facility to calculate the risk of theft based on postcode and make/model.
Colorado Auto Theft Investigators
http://www.coloradoautotheft.org/
Organization dedicated to the prevention and investigation of vehicle theft and the promotion of training and communication.
Crime Prevention Resources
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/
City of Minneapolis provides several auto theft prevention tips.
Crime Prevention: Car Theft Prevention
http://www.iglou.com/cintipd/cartheft1.htm
Common sense guidelines from the Cincinnati Police District #2.
Get the FACTS
From the Florida Anti-Car Theft Committee. Includes security tips and guidelines to avoid purchase of a stolen car.
Good Housekeeping: Steering Clear of Auto Theft
Good Housekeeping Institute article about car security devices, including three specific product recommendations to help keep car thieves at bay.
HowStuffWorks: How Car Alarms Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/car-alarm.htm
Illustrated tutorial looks at modern car alarms to explain how they work and what they do.
Insurance Information Institute: Auto Theft
http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/test4/
Statistics and information regarding auto theft and prevention.
Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council
Information to assist in the prevention and deterrence of private passenger and commercial motor vehicle theft and related crime. Includes statistics, advisories, and security tips.
My Transponder Keys
http://hometown.aol.com/ablelocks/page1.html
Information to assist consumers in understanding the transponder key systems for 1996 and newer vehicles.
Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority
Describes most frequently stolen vehicles, types of theft, costs, protection tips and what to do in case of theft.
Texas Department of Public Safety, H.E.A.T.
http://records.txdps.state.tx.us/heat/
Statewide vehicle registration program to help law enforcement identify stolen vehicles.
TRACEN Police Department Crime Prevention
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/tcpet/services/cgpd/cr_prev.shtm
Tips from the US Coast Guard training center on security, anti-theft devices, identification tricks and follow up after a theft.
Watch Your Car Program
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/bja/fs000261.txt
Describes the national initiative with contact information.