Surveillance technology has reduced vehicle theft by 88 percent, according to Spy Associates, a surveillance equipment manufacturer.

In the 1970’s Massachusetts had some of the highest car theft rates in the country, according to the company. It’s estimated that one out of every 35 cars in the state had been reported stolen. The Bay State used to be notorious for vehicle theft, but over the past few decades changes in technology have helped change that, according to Spy Associates.