(Bloomberg) -- All those sophisticated theft-prevention deviceswon’t save your car if you leave the keys inside, a lesson thatmore Americans are learning the hard way.
U.S. car thefts with keys left inside jumped 14% from 2012 to2014, reaching 44,828 last year, according to a study issued Mondayby the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The actualnumber is probably higher because some people don’t admit theircarelessness to police or their insurer, the NICB said.
“Stealing a vehicle is very difficult with today’s anti- thefttechnology and leaving the keys in the vehicle is an openinvitation for the opportunistic car thief,” NICB Chief ExecutiveOfficer Joe Wehrle said in a statement.
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