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Kia And Hyundai Will Combat TikTok Theft Trend With New Software

Author Buckwheat

A viral TikTok “trend” was taking over St. Pete and other parts of the country last August. St. Petersburg police reported in 2022 that 41% of thefts reported during the month of July were Kia or Hyundai models. Hopefully the number of car thefts will go down this year with a new software release from Kia and Hyundai.

News Channel 8 reported that the new theft deterrent software was developed for more than 8 million cars. It can be installed free of charge. The biggest change with this software is that it will require the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the vehicle on. TikTok showed criminals that older Kia and Hyundai models can be turned on with a USB cord, instead of the ignition button. The second part of the update is for the alarm system. It updates the theft alarm software logic to extend the alarm sound from 30 seconds to one minute.

Hyundai will also provide its customers with a window sticker alerting would-be thieves that the vehicle is equipped with anti-theft protection. Kia and Hyundai are expected to roll out these updates in phases over the next month. If you drive 2017-2020 Elantra, 2015-2019 Sonata, or 2020-2021 Venue, your software is available. All customers will have to do is take their car to the nearest Hyundai dealership to have the software installed.

More information is available at www.hyundaiantitheft.com. Customers can input their vehicle’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to find out when it is eligible for the software upgrade.

[Source: News Channel 8]

The 5 Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

We know how ominous “The most dangerous cities in Florida” sounds, but we think it’s important to know. The good news is out of a list of 100 dangerous cities in the U.S., only 5 in Florida made the list. Of those 5 cities, none of them cracked the top 50 in this updated study. A lot of people probably assume big metros like Miami, Tampa and Orlando made the list, but nope!

We got this information from Neighborhood Scout. Their analysis includes crimes reported by all agencies. They studied cities with 25,000 or more people, based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Data used for this research are:

  1. The number of violent crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city.
  2. Projections of violent crime rates based on prior years’ data.
  3. The population of each city.

Florida is known for some of the country’s most bizarre crimes. And while all of them may be dangerous, they may not qualify as “violent.” Driving a golf cart naked down I75, assault with food, and similar “Florida Man” crimes don’t fall into the FBI category.

If you want to see how other cities rank, click here for the full study.

Here are the most dangerous cities in Florida

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