Cash is traceable, each bill has a serial number. Totally agree that cash is easier to use after theft, but there is a huge market for stolen vehicles. They can be taken to a chop shop or even just loaded on a shipping container and sent to another country.<p>Somebody doesn&#x27;t need to pull you out of the car, that rarely happens as compared to somebody stealing it out of your driveway or public parking while you&#x27;re not nearby or asleep.<p>You can also easily see that somebody has a vehicle, but unless you run their pockets first or they&#x27;re flashing it around you would not be able to know how much cash they have on their person or if they have any at all.<p>What makes you a target for robbery is not what you have on your person, it&#x27;s what you display on your person. Nice clothes, pulling out an expensive phone, having a nice car, pulling wads of money out of your pocket or being intoxicated or otherwise unobservant will all make you a good mark.