Grand larceny auto is up 19% this year across the five boroughs, police said.
Mayor Eric Adams said the vehicles “will be patrolling 24/7.”
The upward trend is fueled in part by a national TikTok trend daring people to hotwire Hyundais and KiasNearly 2,000 Kias and Hyundais were stolen this year, up from just 300 last year, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told reporters on Wednesday.Roughly 85% of stolen vehicles are recovered by police in the borough where they were stolen, Chell said. Adams said that 88% of those arrested for the crimes are under the age of 25.
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