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Welcome To Key ValetSecure Locking SystemsKey Valet is a family owned and operated job shop. Our chief machinist and facilityLearn More See Products
engineers have over 35 years of machining and designing expertise. Key Valet's
entire product line of security products is custom designed, manufactured and
assembled on site.
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Don't Delay; Ask Key Valet Today1.732.986.2407As the automobile industry advances with vehicle technology, Key ValetLearn More
will continue to design new products to secure all ignition keys and
remotes. That is our promise to you! Key Valet services the needs of
any public or private sector where ignition keys and remotes are at
risk of being compromised or stolen.
Vehicle Theft 2022 Drivers Beware
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that a vehicle is stolen every 27 seconds in the United States and those losses translate to more then $7.8 Billion annually.
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Auto Theft Facts
- According to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), more than one million vehicles were stolen in 2022. That is about 2 vehicles stolen ever minute.
- Automobile thieves typically strike at night; between the hours of 12:00AM to 12:59AM and 10:00PM to 10:59PM are the most common time frames for automobile theft according to the FBI.
- Motor Vehicle theft contributed to an estimated $8.9 billion dollars in losses in 2022 for individuals and insurance companies according to NICB.
- Of the total motor vehicle thefts in 2021, about 1 in every 4 incidents happened in a Parking Garage or Lot according to the Crime Data Explorer provided by the FBI.
The largest percentage of vehicles, roughly 36%, were stolen from the home residences, while parking garages/lots accounted for 23%, another 21% from highways/alleys/streets/sidewalks with the remaining broken down into smaller categories such as office buildings, gas stations, restaurants, etc.
There are four main types of car thieves:
- CRIMINALS: Burglars, robbers or drug dealers seeking temporary transportation that police cannot trace to the criminals.
- DRUG USERS: Thieves who make quick cash for drugs by selling the car or parts from it.
- PROFESSIONALS: Thieves who sell stolen car parts to body shops, smuggle popular cars out of the state or change identification numbers and sell the cars within the state.
- JOY RIDERS: Teenagers and younger children seeking thrills or looking for transportation for a night on the town.
There are four main types of car thieves:
1. Chevorlet Full Size Pickup
2. Ford Full Size Pickup
3. Honda Civic
4. Honda Accord
5. Toyota Camry
6. GMC Full Size Pickup
7. Nissan Altima
8. Honda CR-V
9. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
10. Toyota Corolla
1. Chevorlet Full Size Pickup
2. Ford Full Size Pickup
3. Honda Civic
4. Honda Accord
5. Toyota Camry
6. GMC Full Size Pickup
7. Nissan Altima
8. Honda CR-V
9. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
10. Toyota Corolla
What Client's Say?
Central Parking System has been purchasing and using Key Valet's locks for over 15 years. These locks have always provided the durability, ease and security to our business. Key Valet has very reasonable prices, prompt shipping coupled with warm and very friendly staff.
Patrick Gachogu
The Key Valet product has been a mainstay of the Edison Park Fast operations for many years. We can consistently count on the quality and security these locks provide both us and our customers.
Greg Maser
We have used several products from Key Valet for over 8 years. They have performed smoothly and efficiently in our Valet parking facilities while providing proper key security for our customers. Our personnel find that using the Key Valet key locks makes retrieving a customer's vehicle a snap and helps minimize the wait times of our exiting customers. We keep a ready supply of key locks on hand at all times.
David W. Carlock
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