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Neighborhood breakdown: Where stolen cars are reported most in Albuquerque
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Albuquerque ranks 2nd in nation for car thefts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a major problem around Albuquerque, a city ranked one of the worst places in the country for car theft.
KRQE News thirteen sifted through the statistics for the top catches sight of in town where vehicles are reported stolen.
It happens in an instant, and Albuquerque sees more car theft than almost any other city in the United States.
“You feel violated,” explained David Montoya, a downtown Albuquerque resident who recently had his car stolen.
The city of Albuquerque ranks 2nd in the nation for the most vehicle thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
“Having a car violated into and a car stolen here, no it doesn’t surprise me at all,” said Montoya.
But people like Montoya don’t need to hear it to know there’s a problem.
“Very first I look in the garage and everything was open, the car doors were open,” Montoya recalled walking into his garage a few months ago. “I said ‘holy cow, someone broke in.'”
Thieves had rifled through one of his cars and stole the other car right from his driveway. It put Montoya among the thousands who’ve had their car stolen in Albuquerque in just the last year.
Breakdown by Neighborhood:
The numbers are staggering. Just the last month, the city’s online crime map shows toughly five hundred forty reports of stolen cars across Albuquerque.
“We’re watching all types of reports whether it be somebody leaving their keys in the vehicle, a cracked window and them getting access into the vehicle like that or warm-up thefts,” explained officer Fred Duran, of the Albuquerque Police Department.
But where is it happening the most? With the city’s crime mapping data, KRQE News thirteen zeroed in on neighborhoods according to boundaries on the city’s neighborhood maps.
Uptown had one of the highest rates of car theft with fifty three reported stolen vehicles there in the last month.
In Albuquerque’s upper Eastside, there were ninety one reported stolen vehicles in the last month. However, that covers a lot of city blocks, from Wyoming all the way to both of Tramway’s north and east borders.
An even smaller part of town ranked high for stolen cars as well. In four weeks there were seventy one stolen cars reported in the Midtown/University area. That’s about two to three stolen cars per day.
“When we get that type of information, we use that information to in order to put our officers in those areas,” said officer Duran.
APD statistics display officers took some of the most stolen car reports in January from places like the Embassy Suites near I-25 and Lomas, Presbyterian Hospital, and the Coronado Center. Each location had five stolen car reports in January.
Even tho’ numbers demonstrate parts of town with more reports of stolen cars than others, APD and the city’s own crime map prove this problem is widespread.
Neighborhood breakdown: Where stolen cars are reported most in Albuquerque, KRQE News thirteen
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Neighborhood breakdown: Where stolen cars are reported most in Albuquerque
Related Coverage
Albuquerque ranks 2nd in nation for car thefts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a major problem around Albuquerque, a city ranked one of the worst places in the country for car theft.
KRQE News thirteen sifted through the statistics for the top catches sight of in town where vehicles are reported stolen.
It happens in an instant, and Albuquerque sees more car theft than almost any other city in the United States.
“You feel violated,” explained David Montoya, a downtown Albuquerque resident who recently had his car stolen.
The city of Albuquerque ranks 2nd in the nation for the most vehicle thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
“Having a car cracked into and a car stolen here, no it doesn’t surprise me at all,” said Montoya.
But people like Montoya don’t need to hear it to know there’s a problem.
“Very first I look in the garage and everything was open, the car doors were open,” Montoya recalled walking into his garage a few months ago. “I said ‘holy cow, someone broke in.'”
Thieves had rifled through one of his cars and stole the other car right from his driveway. It put Montoya among the thousands who’ve had their car stolen in Albuquerque in just the last year.
Breakdown by Neighborhood:
The numbers are staggering. Just the last month, the city’s online crime map shows harshly five hundred forty reports of stolen cars across Albuquerque.
“We’re witnessing all types of reports whether it be somebody leaving their keys in the vehicle, a cracked window and them getting access into the vehicle like that or warm-up thefts,” explained officer Fred Duran, of the Albuquerque Police Department.
But where is it happening the most? With the city’s crime mapping data, KRQE News thirteen zeroed in on neighborhoods according to boundaries on the city’s neighborhood maps.
Uptown had one of the highest rates of car theft with fifty three reported stolen vehicles there in the last month.
In Albuquerque’s upper Eastside, there were ninety one reported stolen vehicles in the last month. However, that covers a lot of city blocks, from Wyoming all the way to both of Tramway’s north and east borders.
An even smaller part of town ranked high for stolen cars as well. In four weeks there were seventy one stolen cars reported in the Midtown/University area. That’s about two to three stolen cars per day.
“When we get that type of information, we use that information to in order to put our officers in those areas,” said officer Duran.
APD statistics demonstrate officers took some of the most stolen car reports in January from places like the Embassy Suites near I-25 and Lomas, Presbyterian Hospital, and the Coronado Center. Each location had five stolen car reports in January.
Even tho’ numbers showcase parts of town with more reports of stolen cars than others, APD and the city’s own crime map prove this problem is widespread.
