Near San Diego’s border-area lot of car theft complaints was being received by the police department. But in past six months there have been a reduction in car thefts, because strict action has been taken by the concerned police officials. The policy which came into force in April is aimed at reducing the high number of fraudulent stolen-vehicle reports in the area, and investigators say it is working.

According to a report, the number of auto thefts have fallen from 624 to 558 in the months after the policy went into effect. Patrol officers say that in areas like otay mesa and san ysidro the auto thefts have reduced from eight to five in a day. According to a source, most cars that were stolen every year were- Honda accord in 1991, Honda civic in 1995, Toyota Camry in 1989, Acura Integra in 1994. Most stolen cars used to go straight over the border. So police officials had to take a strict action.

In Brownsville area there have been reports of auto theft. In order to prevent auto theft both Brownsville Police and Texas Insurance Council have set up a campaign to reduce auto thief in Brownsville area. This program is read like “LOCK, TAKE AND HIDE”. It means that locks your car, take the keys with you and hide your personal belongings.

According to a police chief, during holiday season there is increase in car thefts. So only they have set up this program. If they follow this rule their car will be safe. This program is spread in various cities like Austin, Houston, Laredo, Del Rio, and Brownsville. In a month, nearly 300 burglaries and 25-30 auto thefts used to take place each month in Brownsville area, but those statistics have been reduced from previous years. Due to this campaign there can be a reduction of 15 to 25 percent in the next few months.