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New Mexico Chop Shop Bill a Top NICB Priority 

January 27, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation would make it a felony to dismantle unlawfully obtained motor vehicles, sell or purchase illegally obtained components.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is supporting legislation to address New Mexico’s auto theft problem. Since 2016, the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has ranked, per capita, number one on the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot Spots vehicle theft report. And according to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, New Mexico’s 2018 auto theft rate per capita is around double that of Arizona and Texas, the two states that border both New Mexico and Mexico.

2018 Hot Spots Infographic

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, National Insurance Crime Bureau, New Mexico, Vehicle Theft

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