Should I get an alarm installed on my prius?

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My Honda came with an alarm as standard. But my former BMW did not and I chose not to get one on my Prius. Had I had a choice with the Honda, I would have opted out. Several years ago I worked for a major city police department and most of the cops I knew said that they would not pay extra for an alarm on their vehicles. (Almost all of them had alarms in their homes, however). The reason is that people pretty much tend to initially ignore these alarms and the people who break into cars to steal things tend to be drug users who know that they will be long gone before anyone even bothers to call 9-1-1. And as for semi-professional and professional car thieves, they couldn't care less. The electronic immobilizers (standard on the Prius) are your best bet against them unless they really want your car.