Report: Rising auto thefts in Monterey County may not be related to prison realignment

A report released this week by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice specifically addressed higher auto theft rates that have increased in the state.

“CJCJ found no correlation between high realignment rates and motor vehicle theft,” the organization said in an emailed statement. ​“There was also no difference in violent crime rates between high-realignment and low-realignment counties.”