Motor vehicle thieves have been on a tear in metro Denver, more than doubling their haul over the last couple of years — from just under 13,000 automobiles stolen in 2019 to more than 27,000 …
has garnered the majority of headlines recently, the theft of vehicles in their entirety is far more prevalent.before last year, with a 33% rise in stolen vehicles statewide in 2020 over 2019. That followed relatively stable levels in the category during the previous several years — there was even a 5% decline in stolen vehicles three years ago., ushered in a massive surge in vehicles disappearing from parking lots and neighborhood streets.
He points directly at recent laws that have made the consequences for stealing a car “more lenient, more lenient, more lenient.” And that has led to an increasing number of repeat offenders who see little incentive to stop what they are doing. Yet, Denver has increased the use of personal recognizance bonds by 61% over the last two years, the Common Sense Institute report concluded. In 2020, Denver courts issued nearly 600 $0, $1 or $2 bonds — a sharp increase over levels in previous years.
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