The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) on Thursday released the 2013 edition of its car theft "hot spots" list, which examines vehicle theft statistics from coast to coast to determine the worst U.S. cities for auto theft.
In short, California is a bad place to own a car, at least if it's one that you want to keep.
According to the NICB report, for the first time ever nine of the top 10 U.S. cities for auto theft are in the Golden State, including the top city, Bakersfield. In 2012, eight of the top ten metro areas were in California, up from seven in 2011. Hey, at least things are looking up in Modesto, 2012′s #1 metro area for car thefts.
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