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addition, officers representing 16 law enforcement agencies were added to theStatewide Work Group which first met in January 2000.Since the initial meetings in 2000, the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance FraudStrategy Work Group, which is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in combatingmotor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud, has grown as the number ofgrantees has grown.Buffalo City PoliceCheektowaga Town PoliceHempstead Town PoliceNew York City PoliceRochester City PoliceSyracuse City PoliceBronx County District AttorneyErie County District AttorneyKings County District AttorneyMonroe County District AttorneyNassau County District AttorneyNew York County District AttorneyNiagara County District AttorneyOnondaga County District AttorneyQueens County District AttorneyRichmond County District AttorneyWestchester County District AttorneyMonroe County Sheriff’s OfficeNassau County PoliceNiagara County Sheriff’s OfficeSuffolk County PoliceWestchester County PoliceNational Insurance Crime BureauNYS Department of Motor VehiclesNYS Insurance Frauds BureauNYS Division of State PoliceThe insurance industry also has representation on the Statewide Work Group throughthe following carriers: Allstate, Auto One, New York Central, Progressive, and StateFarm.The Board approved the completed Statewide Plan in 2001. The Strategy WorkGroup reconvenes annually; its members have the following responsibilities:• researching and developing updates for both plans reflecting the current crimetrends of motor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud, and;• recommendations for a statewide motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud sharedinformation database.The annually updated Statewide Plan of Operation is available on the DCJSwebsite, www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us, and is useful for reference for those lawenforcement agencies applying for demonstration project funding. Following therecommended format for the Statewide Plan, the Annual Report will present informationon the dimensions of motor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud in twoseparate sections.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 4
II. Dimensions of Motor Vehicle Theft in New York StateNational OverviewAccording to national statistics the number of motor vehicle thefts reported in2009 had decreased by 17.1% over the prior year. There were 794,616 motor vehiclethefts reported in 2009 as compared to 958,629 in 2008; all regions of the countryexperienced a decrease in motor vehicle thefts.Midwestern states showed a decrease of 18.4%, the Southern states a decreaseof 16.9% and the Western states a decrease of 16.7%. The Northeast Region of theUnited States experienced a 17.1% decrease in motor vehicle thefts in 2009. In theNortheast region, only New York and Pennsylvania have dedicated funds administeredby a board or authority for the prevention of motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud.FBI statistics showed that California had the greatest number of thefts - 164,021or 21% of the national total - followed by Texas (76,559), Florida (50,259), Georgia(33,145) and Michigan (29,383). The number of motor vehicle thefts for New York Stateas estimated by the FBI was 21,763 or 2.7% of the national total.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 5
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Niagara Falls City Police Departmen
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motor vehicles are assigned to this
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where defendants seek specific part
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Reported Incidents of Motor Vehicle
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Incidence of Motor Vehicle Thefts:
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REPORTED MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS: 2008
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Motor Vehicle Thefts Rates per Popu
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Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud Suspe
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MVIF 2009 Rate per Population2009Ra
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