Mahoning Valley auto-theft rate fell in 2010

The auto theft rate in the Mahoning Valley fell in 2010, according to data released today by the The National Insurance Crime Bureau.

The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman region had a theft rate of 202 per 100,000 in population. The Valley was the 137th-ranked metro area nationally. The report ranked 366 metro areas.

Auto thefts nationwide fell for the seventh straight year.

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