Is research available on the effectiveness of auto theft prevention programs?
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Thefts of and from Cars on Residential Streets and Driveways,  COPS, February 2007, NCJ 217862.
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Motor Vehicle Theft: Crime and Spatial Analysis in a Non-Urban Region,  NIJ-Sponsored, August 2006, NCJ 215179. (169 pages).
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Thefts of and From Cars in Parking Facilities,  COPS, January 2002, NCJ 194584. (51 pages).
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Crime and the Nation's Households, 2004,  BJS, April 2006, NCJ 211511. (4 pages).
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Theft from Cars In Center-City Parking Facilities: A Case Study in Implementing Problem-Oriented Policing,  COPS, February 2003, NCJ 199267. (56 pages).
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Coordinated Response to Motor Vehicle Thefts: Evaluation of Enforcement and Crime Prevention Efforts,  NIJ-Sponsored, November 1995, NCJ 185351. (18 pages).
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

Insurance Information Institute: Preventing Carjacking/Theft
http://www.iii.org/individuals/auto/lifesaving/carjacking/

International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
http://www.iaati.org/default.asp