The GPS Guardian

In today's tough economic climate, you just have to protect what's valuable! Here are just a few of the statistics:200,000 children are abducted each year in the US. Every year in the US alone, 800,000 children (younger than 18) go missing. An astounding 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day, including both adults and children. - Every year in the U.S., more than 1.1 million vehicles are stolen with an estimated value of approximately $7.4 billion dollars. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, a motor vehicle is stolen in the United States every 26.4 seconds. The odds of a vehicle being stolen are 1 in 207. - The National Insurance Crime Bureau says that motorcycle theft rates have increased over 135% in the past 5 years, with approximately 70,000 motorcycles stolen in 2006. - Over 95% of all boat thefts are package thefts that include trailer, boat, & motor. These statistics also apply to snow machines and personal watercraft. 10,000 watercraft are stolen annually WHILE IN THE WATER! & that figure increases to 27,000 when on a trailer or stored boats are counted. - Over 300,000 dogs and cats go missing every year and half of these normally never returned to their owners. More than 2,500 Dogs and 3,200 Cats go missing every week. - It is estimated that over 1.5 million bicycles are stolen every year. - A laptop is stolen every 53 seconds. Some of the largest and medium-sized U.S. airports report close to 750,000 laptops lost each year. Laptop theft accounted for 50% of reported security attacks according to CSI Reports in 2007. That's $750 million in lost laptops annually.