My wife just looked in our local newspaper's police log (in Arkansas) and saw two victims of theft, for catalytic converters.

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It's usually factory installed cats, since they have to be super efficient to meet the EPA standards. An aftermarket cat has much less of the platinum inside, and therefore not nearly as valuable. Toyota Prius' are one of the priciest to replace.

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Yep, you are absolutely right.