>The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is urging New York City residents to exercise caution when purchasing cars online, as they have recently identified a surge in the sale of stolen vehicles.

>As of Oct. 15 (2024), the DMV reports that it has recovered 228 stolen vehicles amounting to a value of $6.35 million. Of the 228 vehicles recovered this year, 149 were purchased by an unsuspecting victim after seeing a post on Facebook Marketplace or a similar site.

That is 65% of recovered stolen vehicles in New York was sold through online marked places.

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2024/10/stolen-vehicles-...

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galleywest200 2 days ago | parent [-]

I am curious of

1) How many total stolen vehicles there were

And

2) If 65% of recovered ones being from Marketplace means only the low-hanging fruit were found.

	▲	snypher 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		"From 1997 through 2022, reported thefts decreased 67 percent. In 2022, however, there was a dramatic increase in vehicles reported stolen: 26,653, representing a 112 percent increase from the 12,573 reported stolen in 2019." From https://apps.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/docs/FINAL%20202...