alt Hacker News>The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is urging New York City residents to exercise caution when purchasing cars online, as they have recently identified a surge in the sale of stolen vehicles.
>As of Oct. 15 (2024), the DMV reports that it has recovered 228 stolen vehicles amounting to a value of $6.35 million. Of the 228 vehicles recovered this year, 149 were purchased by an unsuspecting victim after seeing a post on Facebook Marketplace or a similar site.
That is 65% of recovered stolen vehicles in New York was sold through online marked places.
https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2024/10/stolen-vehicles-...
I am curious of
1) How many total stolen vehicles there were
And
2) If 65% of recovered ones being from Marketplace means only the low-hanging fruit were found.