Carjackings spike in swing state as car thefts rise 38%, juvenile suspects increase 127%: investigators
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation last month reported a 38% increase in motor vehicle thefts in 2023 compared to 2022, while overall crime rose 2.3%.
"Carjacking has become a crime of choice in recent years." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
"North Carolina is not alone in seeing an increase in carjackings, but a 38% year-to-year increase is a shock to the system. It’s likely one of the reasons North Carolinians have shown an increased concern in recent years about the impact of crime in their lives," Mitch Kokai, senior political analyst for the John Locke Foundation, a North Carolina-based think tank, told Fox News Digital.
Police departments that saw a particularly jarring increase in carjackings in 2023 include Charlotte-Mecklenburg, which recorded 7,156 motor vehicle thefts last year compared to 3,202 in 2022; Durham, which recorded 1,913 carjackings in 2023 versus 826 in 2022; and Raleigh, which saw 1,691 carjackings last year compared to 1,037 in 2022.
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