GPS fleet tracking systems have become helpful in recovering stolen vehicles. Because these devices are being installed more commonly in personal cars as well as business vans, buses and sedans, more criminal auto theft charges are being filed. In the year 2005, there were over a million car thefts in the United States alone. The monetary loss due to these rip-offs amounted to nearly 8 billion dollars. Here are some things to think about regarding vehicular thefts. Around the world, certain makes and models of autos are stolen more often than others. In the U.S., the cars stolen by thieves most often include the Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Acura Integra, Jeep Cherokee and Cadillac Escalade. There are multiple ways sedans, trucks and SUVs are stolen. These vehicles are taken from savvy criminals who make this their living to joyriding juveniles or a friend who borrowed a car but never returned it. If a person loans a car to someone he or she knows and the vehicle is not returned, this may or may not be considered a crime. If a friend or teen takes the keys without permission and uses the car, this is still illegal and the read more