Full-size pickup trucks had more thefts with 8,367 thefts vs. 895 for compact pickups. Mid-sized pickup trucks had the fewest thefts with 179.
Honda's Accord and Civic continue to top the list of most stolen vehicles in the U.S., even as auto thefts have fallen significantly from their peak in the early 1990s following the wider adoption of engine immobolizers.
Three Ford models topped the list of the 10 most stolen sport-utility vehicles according to a report released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
Texas topped the list as the state with the most tailgate theft claims and is followed by California, Arizona and Florida.
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.
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.
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.
The 1995 Honda Civic and the 1991 Honda Accord top the 2007 list of most stolen vehicles in the country.
U.S. vehicle thefts overall declined 11% since 2000.
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