November was a record-breaking month for Lincoln, and not in a good way. LPD report that 109 auto thefts were reported last month, which is the all-time highest monthly total.
This shatters the previous record, which was achieved in June this past year. Even then, there were under 90 reported cases of auto thefts. In total, LPD project that by the end of the calendar year, Lincoln will have seen 861 reports of car thefts. LPD Captain Todd Kocian says this is also “kind of a record.”
Some of the more stunning statistics of auto thefts this year are that 68.6 percent of cars stolen were unlocked. Just under 54 percent of stolen vehicles still had their keys in them, and over 20 percent of them were still running.
“Please, do not start your car to let it warm up if you are not in there,” said Captain Kocian. “No one likes to get into a cold car for the drive to work or school in the morning, but with that being said, it’s a lot colder when you don’t have a car.”
