WATCH YOUR CAR PROGRAM

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Arizona Automobile Theft Authority
Watch Your Car Program
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Total Vehicle Thefts2006

• Over 1.1 million stolen vehicles
• 7.4 billion dollars.

• 48,389 vehicles stolen
• Over 343 million
• A vehicle is stolen every 11 minutes and 7
  seconds
• In 2007, Arizona experienced a reduction of
  11.87 in
• vehicle thefts and 14.18 in vehicle theft
  rate

Source USDOJ FBI, Crime in the United States,
2008 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
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Total Vehicle Thefts 2006

• Arizona ranks 2 per capita in USA

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Watch Your Car Program

• Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AATA)
• began the
• FREE Watch Your Car Program
• in March 1998.

Protect Your Car Now!!!
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Watch Your Car Program

• The Watch Your Car decal program is a free,
  voluntary program whereby
• vehicle owners enroll their vehicles with the
  Arizona Automobile Theft
• Authority. The vehicle is then entered into the
  Motor Vehicle Department
• (MVD) database and participants receive decals
  for their front and rear
• windows. By displaying the decals, vehicle owners
  convey to law
• enforcement officials that their vehicle is not
  usually in use between the
• hours of 100 AM and 500 AM, when the majority
  of auto thefts occur. In
• addition, by enrolling in the Watch Your Car
  Program, vehicle owners also
• authorize law enforcement officials to stop their
  vehicle at any time during the
• day or night within one mile of the international
  border, if there is a suspicion
• that the vehicle is being illegally operated.

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Watch Your Car Program

• The Watch Your Car Program makes it
• easier and faster for police officers to identify
  
• a stolen car.

The police database has attached a special code
for all vehicles enrolled in the Watch Your Car
Program
The decals are made of reflective material
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Watch Your Car Program

• How efficient is the Watch Your Program?
• 1. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
• - Statistical Analysis Center
  Publication -

Interview with a thief
Interview with law enforcement officials
ACJC send out 114 surveys and 103 law enforcement
agencies (90.4 percent) responded. ACJC in
cooperation with experts in the field analyzed
the views of the agencies that are working to
apprehend motor vehicle thieves.
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Watch Your Car Program

• How efficient is the Watch Your Program?
• 2. Watch Your Car Program Database
• - 2006 Statistical Data Collected From
  AATAs Grant Agencies

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Watch Your Car Program

• How can people enroll in the Watch Your Program?
• On line fast, easy and free (click here)
• at www.azwatchyourcar.com
• Submit an Enrollment Form
• Where can you find an Enrollment Form?
• - download from internet (click here)
• - call or email AATA
• - phone [phone]
• - toll free 1-888-668-4433
• -www.azwatchyourcar.com
• - from MVD or police officers
• Please call our office and we will mail you
• for FREE Watch Your Car Program
• Applications!!!

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VIN Etching Program
What is VIN etching? VIN etching involves the
use of a stencil and glass etching cream to etch
your cars vehicle identification number onto its
windshield and windows. This makes your car less
attractive to thieves. Why is efficient?
Because it means that thieves will have to
replace the glass (at considerable cost and time)
before they can sell the stolen vehicle.
Similarly, auto parts buyers will not want to buy
parts that have identification numbers
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VIN Etching Program
How is VIN etching realized?

• Equipment required
• PDA Scanner
• PDA Printer Connection Cable
• Dot Printer
• Stencil Special Labels
• Glass Etching Cream
• Gloves

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Arizona Automobile Theft Authority
For more information please call AATA at
602-364-2889 or visit our website www.azwatchyour
car.com