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Domestic News
February 13, 1931
Clinch Valley News
Tazewell, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In 1930, Virginia's Division of Motor Vehicles recovered 773 of 874 reported stolen automobiles using their traffic officers, demonstrating the financial value of their service in preventing theft losses estimated at $300 per car.
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STATE RECOVERS 773 OF 874 STOLEN CARS.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11. Most Virginians know that the Division of Motor Vehicles collects more than one third of all revenue which the State receives as shown in 1930 when this Division turned over to the State Treasurer more than seventeen million dollars while the State's total receipts from all sources were slightly in excess of forty-six million dollars.
It is also generally known that the Division of Motor Vehicles collects the gasoline tax, distributes all automobile license tags, passes upon gasoline tax refunds, and issues title certificates on all automobiles sold in Virginia, but comparatively little publicity has been given to the service which this Division renders to the motorists of the State in recovering stolen automobiles.
In 1930 there were reported to the Division as stolen 874 automobiles and during this same period the force of traffic officers which the Division of Motor Vehicles maintains recovered 773 cars. Estimating the value of each stolen automobile at an average of only $300.00 it can be readily seen that the expense of maintaining seventy-five traffic officers at an approximate cost of $3000.00 per man has been more than paid by their work in recovering stolen property alone.
In this connection it is interesting to note that one officer whose only duty it is to investigate cases of stolen automobiles recovered ninety-six stolen cars in 1930. This is a record which it is believed is not equalled by any other in the United States.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11. Most Virginians know that the Division of Motor Vehicles collects more than one third of all revenue which the State receives as shown in 1930 when this Division turned over to the State Treasurer more than seventeen million dollars while the State's total receipts from all sources were slightly in excess of forty-six million dollars.
It is also generally known that the Division of Motor Vehicles collects the gasoline tax, distributes all automobile license tags, passes upon gasoline tax refunds, and issues title certificates on all automobiles sold in Virginia, but comparatively little publicity has been given to the service which this Division renders to the motorists of the State in recovering stolen automobiles.
In 1930 there were reported to the Division as stolen 874 automobiles and during this same period the force of traffic officers which the Division of Motor Vehicles maintains recovered 773 cars. Estimating the value of each stolen automobile at an average of only $300.00 it can be readily seen that the expense of maintaining seventy-five traffic officers at an approximate cost of $3000.00 per man has been more than paid by their work in recovering stolen property alone.
In this connection it is interesting to note that one officer whose only duty it is to investigate cases of stolen automobiles recovered ninety-six stolen cars in 1930. This is a record which it is believed is not equalled by any other in the United States.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Stolen Automobiles
Virginia
Motor Vehicles Division
Car Recovery
Traffic Officers
1930
Where did it happen?
Virginia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Virginia
Event Date
1930
Outcome
recovered 773 of 874 stolen automobiles; one officer recovered 96 cars.
Event Details
The Division of Motor Vehicles reported 874 automobiles stolen in 1930 and recovered 773 using seventy-five traffic officers. The recovery effort offset the cost of maintaining the officers, estimated at $3000 per man, with each car valued at $300 on average.