He described the two carjackers as being in their late teens to early 20s. That's no surprise, given the demographics of America. The bulk of Generation Y, born between 1979 and 1994, is in its teens. It's not that the generation is worse than others, it's just that there are so many of them at an age when mischief can evolve to drugs and crime. Part of the problem is that when juveniles are caught, they face light sentences that serve as little deterrent.
Juveniles have to steal about five cars before they face even a month behind bars.
Boyd Bryant said. The problem is that, taken by itself, a lot of the public still takes car theft as a harmless sport, and it isn't. Everyone in the region pays higher insurance rates because of the losses, and the risk factor increases as the cars are stolen. Most that are recovered have some type of damage, and some are burned or stripped. Some stolen vehicles are involved in pursuits and crashes.