At least 22 states have passed legislation focused on catalytic converters. The hardest hit state has been California, which has the toughest fuel emission standards. In 2021, about 37% of catalytic converter thefts occurred in California. Some victims are defensively installing cages around their converters to make them harder to steal.
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