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Car Stereo Thieves Looking Elsewhere to Make Those Ends

by Darren Murph on March 25, 2009 at 09:47 AM


At least one in five Engadget staffers can attest: Car stereo crime was all the rage in the 1990s, and needless to say, we were all on the losing end of the deal. These days, however, larceny cases involving in-dash head units has dropped dramatically, and we've generally got no one but the auto makers to thank. Back in the day, factory stereos were downright laughable, and considering that most 1- and 2-DIN aftermarket decks could be installed in almost any car, the street value for those puppies was pretty high. Now, it's tough to find a vehicle without a marginally decent player already in it, which has led to a 50 percent decline in reported car stereo thefts over the past 15 years. If we had a gun to our head, we'd guess these folks have all moved on to swiping iPods. [Via Fark, image courtesy of Notla]

Tags: audio, in-car, in-car audio, in-car entertainment, In-carAudio, In-carEntertainment, larceny, stealing, stolen, theft, thief, thieves

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