The Anxiety Encyclopedia

78. K is for Kia Boys

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Lorien keeps buying cars that are supposedly easy to steals. She tells Katharine how bad her odds actually are.


Sources:

    • https://wjla.com/features/i-team/dc-maryland-virginia-car-theft-carjacking-crime-fraud-white-collar-auto-industry-thieves-stealing-vehicles-ftc-investigation-federal-trade-commission-bethesda-euro-motorcars
    • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/car-theft-statistics-2024-004053127.html
    • https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2023-05-11-city-baltimore-files-lawsuit-against-hyundai-kia-over-car-thefts?mf_ct_campaign=yahoo-synd-feed&utm_content=syndication
    • https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/car-theft-statistics/
    • https://www.tiktok.com/@fordsanders/video/7127086610285382955?_r=1&_t=8jUr3LdIKYV&social_sharing=1
    • https://www.nicb.org/news/news-releases/vehicle-thefts-surge-nationwide-2023
    • https://insurify.com/car-insurance/insights/most-stolen-cars/
    • https://techhq.com/2024/01/tiktok-kia-challenge-kia-boys-cars-stolen-by-teens/
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTeVgfPM0Xw&t=187s
    • https://www.theverge.com/23742425/kia-boys-car-theft-steal-tiktok-hyundai-usb
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Challenge
    • https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/worst-us-cities-for-auto-theft/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=6Bng8Y5NrvDhLV77K82_EIL9hikyROrmj1mJWIsOs08-1719000660-0.0.1.1-5396
    • https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/1/23742757/kia-hyundai-challenge-tiktok-instagram-youtube
    • https://greekreporter.com/2024/06/14/north-korea-largest-car-theft-history/#:~:text=SA 2.0/Wikipedia-,North Korea is the culprit of the largest car theft,strongest cars in the world.
    • https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/08/23/1118457271/someone-stole-my-truck-i-got-a-crash-course-on-the-wild-black-market-for-stolen-
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