The COVID pandemic is being credited for another thing: a surge in car thefts. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says stolen car cases were up 9-percent last year from 2019.
873,000 vehicles were ripped off last year, the highest number in more than ten years.
Vehicles are especially valuable today due to tight supply and heavy demand post-pandemic.
Used car prices are up nearly 30-percent from this time last year.
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