Those valuable metals in catalytic converters are worth less — so thieves are less interested

Criminals steal catalytic converters because they contain platinum, palladium and rhodium — all of which have climbed in value in recent years. But as the price of those precious metals have dropped, so has the number of thefts.

Those valuable metals in catalytic converters are worth less — so thieves are less interested
A man stands underneath a car, holding onto a part. In the foreground, a new catalytic converter is seen

Criminals steal catalytic converters because they contain platinum, palladium and rhodium — all of which have climbed in value in recent years. But as the price of those precious metals have dropped, so has the number of thefts.