Last year, there were about 19,300 auto thefts in Colorado, and only about 2700 arrests (14%).  It's difficult to find the conviction and incarceration rate.  It's a difficult crime to prove, and it's not considered to be a violent crime.  Most of them are plea bargained down and given probation.  We save our prison space for more serious violators and it costs too much to execute petty thieves.

Ah, the humanity of people like you.

We had a car stolen several years ago.  The cops eventually found it in Montbello.  We'd already settled with Allstate, but they made us come pick it up.  Had a young black kid, about 15, in the squad car.  A few months later, I got a letter from the court asking me what my actual damages were.  I answered truthfully.  We got more for the car from Allstate than it was worth, and the kid did us a favor.  Give him a break and maybe he'll turn his life around.  If he can hotwire a car and drive it off in under a minute, he has a future in auto mechanics.