Through mid-November 2014 , Detroit had 486 carjackings , down 31 % from the year before .
This was still three times more than the carjackings experienced by New York City ( which has ten times Detroit 's population ) in all of 2013 .
Through mid-November 2014 , Detroit had 486 carjackings , down 31 % from the year before , but this was still three times more than the carjackings experienced by New York City ( which has ten times Detroit 's population ) in all of 2013 .