Catalytic converter

All the thefts at UNH this week were from Hondas. The local thefts are part of a national trend.

Chris Cummings said Thursday the department has received 15 complaints of catalytic converter thefts in 2022, all of them coming on or after Sept. Through July, BeenVerified estimated there were around 44,500 thefts of catalytic converters across America, 15.8% increase year-over-year. No arrests have been made in connection with the thefts. Valuable metals make up a vehicle’s catalytic converter, including platinum, palladium and rhodium. 18, a day when five thefts were reported. The report came in at 11:30 a.m., school police noted. “Hybrid Vehicles, as they are an environmentally conscious vehicle, those precious metals are less likely to become corroded which increases their value.” [published a national analysis of reported catalytic converter thefts](https://www.beenverified.com/data-analysis/catalytic-converter-theft-state-rankings/#methodology) this summer. “All vehicles involved are Honda vehicles.” Power from March 2021 reports](https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/what-cars-have-the-most-expensive-catalytic-converters), the average cost of a catalytic converter can range from $800 to $1,200. Last week, in a message shared on social media, the Portsmouth Police Department urged members of the public to be cautious about catalytic converter thefts, a trend the department similarly warned against in July 2021. [UNH Police Department](https://www.unh.edu/upd/) released an emergency alert on Thursday notifying the community a report was made regarding the theft of a catalytic converter from a Honda vehicle in the campus’ Mast Road parking lot.