DC police's surprising solution to car robberies

From my understanding, a lot of the perps are 12-17 and are repeat offenders. Not really sure what the solution is. Free AirTags I guess?

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/12-year-old-faces-judge-for-fata...

https://wjla.com/news/local/2-teens-arrested-after-armed-car...

etc...

Would bait cars (as in British Columbia and Minnesota) be a viable option?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_car

It seems like that would be better.

Giving out AirTags is their solution.

DC resident here.

The big problem, judging from the neighborhood listserv, is theft not of but from automobiles: contractors, cleaning crews, lawn crews have their stuff stolen. The police don't seem to focus on this until people in the neighborhood bother their council member.

Trading privacy for safety.

> The police say they cannot access the tag’s location unless the owner shares it during an investigation

> The police say

Not even, the car would be still be stolen. In any case it could help police make their work easier.

That ignores incentive effects.