How many car break-ins happen in your state?
reported to police in , 2025.
is closer to the real number. Only about 1 in 4 thefts is ever reported.
That’s roughly one every in .
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Sources and method
Sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer, theft from motor vehicle, 2025, as reported by participating police agencies (coverage shown per state). Dots are placed on each state’s population centers in proportion to its reported total; they are not incident locations. Reporting rate: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 2024 (NCJ 310547), Table 4: 25.4% of “other theft” victimizations were reported to police. That category is broader than thefts from vehicles, so the second number is an estimate.
The bad news
You’re one of those dots. You just don’t know which day.
A smash-and-grab takes under a minute. The thief doesn’t know what’s in your bag, so they break the window to find out. The glass, the deductible and the afternoon are on you.
- Under the seat.The first place anyone checks.
- The glovebox or console.The second place. A plastic latch is not a lock.
- A jacket thrown over it.A lump under a jacket is a gift with the wrapping half off.
- The trunk.Fine, unless someone watched you put it there.
car break-ins in the US since midnight (estimated)
One every 11 seconds. Police hear about one in four.
The clock is counting down to the next one, somewhere in the US. Most take under a minute: window, glovebox, console, under the seat, gone.
The math: police reported 698,347 thefts from vehicles to the FBI in 2025 (one every 45 seconds). The Bureau of Justice Statistics finds only 25.4% of thefts are ever reported to police. 698,347 ÷ 0.254 ≈ 2.7 million a year, or one every 11 seconds. It’s an estimate: the BJS figure covers all household theft, not only cars. Sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer, NIBRS theft from motor vehicle, 2025; BJS, Criminal Victimization, 2024 (NCJ 310547), Table 4.
The fix
Your car has steel anchors. We lock a safe to them.
You might not know they’re there. Every passenger vehicle sold in the US since the 2003 model year has them, by federal standard FMVSS 225. A child seat clicks into them. So does a Boosted Safe.
- Locked to the car.Two steel latches grab the same bars that hold a child seat in a crash. The release is inside the safe.
- Looks like a booster seat.Nobody breaks a window for a booster seat.
- Opens with your finger.Touch the reader and the lid lifts. A keypad code and a backup key work too.
Why it's a Boosted Safe
Steel. Fingerprint. Anchors.
Bought by the people who protect presidents.
Orders on file from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, bought through official channels. From police departments and sheriff’s offices in states from Oregon to Florida, fire departments, police K9 academies, the Marines and the Navy. From security firms, investigators, firearms instructors, and the photographers who buy through B&H.
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What owners keep in theirs.
“Bought this because I am a digital nomad and sometimes have to leave my work computer in my car unattended.”
“I was thinking of getting the safe for my middle console but needed something bigger for my laptop. This is perfect!”
“I love this safe. I can go to the park, gym, store etc and leave valuables in the car with out worrying. It is so easy to set up. 10/10.”
“Fits perfectly on the seat. I put my iPad and extra stuff when I leave the car knowing it’s safe and secure.”
“The safe is more than I expected, I now feel very comfortable leaving my valuables in my vehicle.”
“Car now vaulted. Tinted windows with a booster seat...folks move on past.”
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Set up in less than 60 seconds.
No tools. No drilling. No mods. It clicks into the same steel anchors a child seat uses. Fifteen seconds in, fifteen seconds out, and it moves to your next car with you: yours, your spouse’s, a rental.
- So easy your grandma can install it.No grandson required. Helen did it on camera, stopwatch running.
Click it inTwo latches grab the child-seat anchors in your back seat.
Add your fingerEnroll a fingerprint in about twenty seconds. Code and key as backup.
Drop the coverNow it’s a booster seat. Nobody steals a booster seat.
What’s riding in your car?
Tap everything a thief would find in your car right now. Replacement prices, not sentimental ones.
The average BoostedSafe owner locks up about $2,900 of stuff. The safe is $399, once.
Or 4 interest-free payments of $99.75, or $399 once. A smashed side window runs $150 to $450 on top.
Backed by the BoostedSafe Guarantee.
Four promises come in the box with every safe. We’ve kept every one of them across 10,000+ orders.
If a thief damages your safe or somehow beats it, we send you a new one. Free. We already do this. Now we’re bragging about it.
Manufacturer defects are on us for as long as you own it. Not a year. Not five. As long as you own it.
Put it in your car. Live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund.
Lost a key, wore out a cover, cooked a battery door? A person in Salt Lake City answers, and we repair or replace it.
The multi-safe deal
Two cars? Buy one, get one half off.
Buy 2 to 9 safes and every safe in the order is 25% off. Buy 10 or more and every one is 30% off. Mix and match all six: Elite, Basic, Mini Elite, Mini Basic, Golden Gate Elite and Golden Gate Basic. Yours, your partner’s, the new driver’s. Refurbished safes don’t count, and it doesn’t stack with other codes.
Pick your safe. See everything you get.
Three safes, $199 to $464. Every one in 4 interest-free payments.
Mini EliteCertified booster seat
Smallest footprint, best disguise
Opens with your fingerprint
$742 of protection. Only $264.
Mini EliteSmallest footprint, best disguise$264
Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $264 value
Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Boosted Safe EliteBest seller
Fits a 16-inch MacBook Pro
Fingerprint, keypad and key
$1,066 of protection. Only $399.
Boosted Safe EliteFits a 16-inch MacBook Pro$399- Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $399 value
- Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
- Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
- Free shipping, in a plain boxOn every order of $299 or more.FREE · $29 value
- Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
Black booster-seat coverThe disguise. Quilted, black, fits like upholstery.FREE · $25 value- Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Golden Gate EliteCertified for firearms
12-gauge steel · 37 lb
Fingerprint · CDOJ certified gun safe
$1,196 of protection. Only $464.
Golden Gate Elite12-gauge steel · 37 lb$464- Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $464 value
- Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
- Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
- Free shipping, in a plain boxOn every order of $299 or more.FREE · $29 value
- Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
- Black booster-seat coverThe disguise. Quilted, black, fits like upholstery.FREE · $25 value
- Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Two cars? Buy any two safes and both are 25% off. Ten or more, 30% off. Mix any models. Compare every model
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Straight answers.
Can’t a thief just take the whole safe?
It is latched to steel anchors welded to the car’s body, and the release is inside the safe. To take it out, someone has to open it first. With enough time and enough tools nothing is secure. Our job is to make a smash-and-grab need far more of both than a thief brings to a parking lot.
Won’t a thief still break my window?
Maybe. A safe doesn’t stop a rock. What it does is turn a sixty-second payday into a broken window and nothing to show for it.
What if someone does break into it?
Then we replace it, free. That’s the break-in guarantee. Power tools and a lot of time beat every safe ever made, which is why we cover it instead of pretending.
Where do the break-in numbers come from?
The FBI’s Crime Data Explorer: thefts from motor vehicles reported to police in 2025, state by state. The Bureau of Justice Statistics finds only about 1 in 4 thefts is ever reported (25.4%), so the bigger number is our estimate of the real total. That reporting figure covers all household theft, not only cars, so treat it as an estimate. The map’s dots show each state’s total spread across its population centers; they are not incident locations. Open “Sources and method” under the map for the full notes.
What fits inside?
The inside is 15.1 × 13.6 × 4.25 inches. A 16-inch laptop fits, and so do a wallet, phone, passports, cash, a tablet and a small purse or clutch. A big tote bag doesn’t. Every Elite comes with a Faraday bag that fits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.
Which cars does it fit?
US passenger vehicles from model year 2003 have lower anchors in the back seat (LATCH in the US, ISOFIX everywhere else). Heavy-duty pickups over 8,500 lb and regular cabs may not: check yours in a minute. The safe clips to the anchors in under a minute, no tools. For an older vehicle, or a spot without anchors, the Universal Anchor Adapter (coming soon) adds the same latch points.
Do I need tools or have to drill anything?
No tools, no drilling. It clicks into the same anchors a child seat uses, in under 60 seconds. It moves to your next car the same way: yours, your partner’s, a rental.
Can I keep a firearm in it?
Yes, unloaded. For firearms we recommend the Golden Gate Elite: thicker 12-gauge steel, and it’s the only Boosted Safe on the California DOJ’s list of certified firearm safety devices. Gun laws for cars vary by state and city, so check yours. See the states with car gun laws.
Is there a deal if I buy more than one?
Yes. Buy one, get one half off: buy 2 to 9 safes and every one is 25% off; buy 10 or more and every one is 30% off. All six safes count together, mixed or matched: Elite, Basic, Mini Elite, Mini Basic, Golden Gate Elite and Golden Gate Basic. One for your car and one for your partner’s both count. Refurbished safes don’t count, and the deal doesn’t stack with other codes.
Is it fireproof or waterproof?
No, and we won’t pretend. It’s a theft safe. Don’t leave batteries or anything heat-sensitive in a closed car in August, safe or no safe.
What if I don’t like it?
Put it in your car and live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund. Defects are covered for as long as you own it.
Don’t be the next dot.
The Boosted Safe Elite. Steel, locked to your back seat in under a minute, opens with your finger, and looks like a booster seat. Two cars? Buy two and both are 25% off.