- Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council - http://www.mdautotheft.org/
Information to assist in the prevention and deterrence of private passenger and commercial motor vehicle theft and related crime. Includes statistics, advisories, and security tips.
- My Transponder Keys - http://hometown.aol.com/ablelocks/page1.html
Information to assist consumers in understanding the transponder key systems for 1996 and newer vehicles.
- HowStuffWorks: How Car Alarms Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/car-alarm.htm
Illustrated tutorial looks at modern car alarms to explain how they work and what they do.
- Australian Auto Theft Statistics - http://ncars.on.net/
Data from police, registration authorities, insurance companies and other related sources from across Australia.
- Good Housekeeping: Steering Clear of Auto Theft - http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/consumer/cars/articles/0,12873,284541_290091-1,00.html
Good Housekeeping Institute article about car security devices, including three specific product recommendations to help keep car thieves at bay.
- Watch Your Car Program - http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/bja/fs000261.txt
Describes the national initiative with contact information.
- Eugene Police Department: Carjacking - http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/DPS/police/Comm_Policing/Crime_Prev/carjacking.htm
Security tips and preventive measures for avoiding becoming a carjacking victim.
- Crime Prevention Resources - http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/
City of Minneapolis provides several auto theft prevention tips.
- CarSafe - http://www.carsafe.com.au/
Australian National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council. Includes facility to calculate the risk of theft based on postcode and make/model.
- TRACEN Police Department Crime Prevention - http://www.uscg.mil/hq/tcpet/services%5Fold/cgpd/nwatch.htm
Tips from the US Coast Guard training center on security, anti-theft devices, identification tricks and follow up after a theft.
- Get the FACTS - http://www.getfacts.org/
From the Florida Anti-Car Theft Committee. Includes security tips and guidelines to avoid purchase of a stolen car.
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