thefts in 2012 for the first time in eight years. and that number is expected to rise again this year. the nicb also says the new york, new jersey area has the highest number of suv and cuv thefts in the nation. just this week, officials in the new york tri-state area sent out an alert warning drivers they are seeing more luxury cars targeted. >> in new york city, a lot of times those vehicles that are stolen, high end vehicles, not just suv, they're stolen for a reason. it is to get them in containers and ship them out of the country where they bring top dollar in a foreign market. >> there are about 2,000 cars stolen on average every single day in the u.s. but experts say the threat of violent carjackings has increased over time as car technology has made it harder to steal a car without the owner present. arthel? >> boy. thank you very much for that