Motor vehicle theft is a significant problem in Hawaii, with the reported theft of over 9,000 vehicles in 2003, a rate higher than most other states. The document proposes that increasing the use of car alarm systems, immobilizing devices, and tracking tools could help reduce theft by making vehicles more difficult to steal, as evidenced by a 60% decrease in car thefts over the last decade through greater adoption of anti-theft technology. A director at the National Insurance Crime Bureau agrees that new automotive security technologies are making cars harder for thieves to steal with each technological advancement.