Secure your vehicle! There is essentially no risk of punishment for auto theft in Multnomah co.

This leaves the ohnus on automobile owners to make their vehicles hard or unattractive to theives.

Get a club and immobilizing alarm. Chances are theives will pass by your vehicle and onto an easier target unless youe vehicle is in the middle of nowhere.

Also contrary to popular belief, newer vehicles are actually Easier to steal then older ones as it doesn't require forced entry. There are special devices that can pick up and amplify the faint signal from they remote for. The lack of evidence of forced entry can make insurance claims challenging. The good news is that ost of our car theives seem to be tweakers who casually steal vehicles with crude tools.