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The National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB's) report covers a four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012. NICB stated it further filtered the results to provide details on thefts for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 model-year vehicles only.

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Vehicle thefts declined by 3.3% in 2011 compared to 2010 bringing the 2011 FBI estimate to more than 700,000 stolen vehicles.

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The ‘Hot Wheels’ list names the top stolen vehicles in the United States based on data submitted from law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center.

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Out of the top 10 places where thefts occurred, seven of 10 are in California, two in Washington and one in South Carolina, according to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

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A San Antonio brewery company had its only van stolen, but the thieves weren’t after beer.

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New Year’s Day and Halloween see most theft activity in 2009.

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau revealed the top 10 most stolen vehicles in 2009 in its “Hot Wheels 2010” report. The FBI’s 2009 Uniform Crime Report shows that vehicle theft was down 17.1 percent in 2009 compared to the year-ago period.

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau report shows that western cities are still popular among car thieves, with the top ten metropolitan areas in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Washington.

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The 1995 Honda Civic and the 1991 Honda Accord top the 2007 list of most stolen vehicles in the country.

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U.S. vehicle thefts overall declined 11% since 2000.

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