NICB’s Hot Wheels: America’s 10 Most Stolen Vehicles

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NICB's Hot Wheels: America's 10 Most Stolen Vehicles

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual Hot Wheels report, which identifies the 10 most stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model, and model year most reported stolen in 2018.

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According to the FBI, in 2018, a total of 748,841 vehicles were stolen in the United States, a 3% decline, and a return to the dominant downward trend we've experienced since entering the 21st century.

Included with today's release is a list of the top 25, 2018 vehicle makes and models that were reported stolen in 2018.

For 2018, the most stolen vehicles* in the nation were:

Rank

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Make/Model

Honda Civic Honda Accord Ford Pickup (Full Size) Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) Toyota Camry Nissan Altima Toyota Corolla GMC Pickup (Full Size) Dodge/Ram Pickup (Full Size) Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee

Model Year Most Stolen / (# Thefts) 2000 (5,290) 1997 (5,029) 2006 (3,173) 2004 (2,097) 2017 (1,144) 2017 (1,451) 2017 (1,034) 2018 (1,170) 2001 (1,155) 2000 (646)

Total Model Thefts

38,426 36,815 36,355 31,566 16,906 13,284 12,388 11,708 11,226

9,818

The following are the top 10 2018 model year vehicles stolen during calendar year 2018:

Rank

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Theft Year 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

Veh. Year 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

Make/Model

GMC Pickup (Full Size) Ford Pickup (Full Size) Toyota Camry Nissan Altima Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) Hyundai Elantra Ford Transit Dodge Charger Toyota Corolla Chevrolet Malibu

Total Thefts

1,170 1,017

976 912 790 775 723 719 699 698

NICB recommends that drivers follow our four "layers of protection" to guard against vehicle theft:

Common Sense -- the common sense approach to protection is the easiest and most costeffective way to thwart would-be thieves. You should always:

? Remove your keys from the ignition ? Lock your doors/close your windows ? Park in a well-lit area

Warning Device -- the second layer of protection is a visible or audible device which alerts thieves that your vehicle is protected. Popular devices include:

? Audible alarms ? Steering column collars ? Steering wheel/brake pedal lock ? Brake locks ? Wheel locks ? Theft deterrent decals ? Identification markers in or on vehicle ? VIN etching ? Micro dot marking

Immobilizing Device -- the third layer of protection is a device which prevents thieves from bypassing your ignition and hot-wiring the vehicle. Some electronic devices have computer chips in ignition keys. Other devices inhibit the flow of electricity or fuel to the engine until a hidden switch or button is activated. Some examples are:

? Smart keys ? Fuse cut-offs ? Kill switches

? Starter, ignition, and fuel pump disablers ? Wireless ignition authentication

Tracking Device -- the final layer of protection is a tracking device which emits a signal to police or a monitoring station when the vehicle is stolen. Tracking devices are very effective in helping authorities recover stolen vehicles. Some systems employ "telematics" which combine GPS and wireless technologies to allow remote monitoring of a vehicle. If the vehicle is moved, the system will alert the owner and the vehicle can be tracked via computer.

REPORT FRAUD: Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422)or submitting a form on our website. ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU: Headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through data analytics, investigations, learning and development, government affairs and public awareness. The NICB is supported by more than 1,300 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote over $496 billion in insurance premiums in 2018, or more than 81 percent of the nation's property/casualty insurance. That includes more than 92 percent ($254 billion) of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn more visit .

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Rank Vehicle

1 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 2 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 3 Honda Accord 4 Toyota Camry 5 Nissan Altima 6 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 7 Chevrolet Impala 8 Toyota Corolla 9 Dodge Pickup (Full Size) 10 Honda Civic

Veh Yr Most Frequent Stolen

2007 2006 2002 2014 2012 2018 2006 2016 1999 2004

1 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 2 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 3 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 4 Subaru Legacy 5 Chevrolet Tahoe 6 Dodge Pickup (Full Size) 7 Honda Civic

GMC Yukon 8 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 9 Chevrolet Suburban

2004 2006 2000 1995 2003 1996 1999 2003 1995 2003

Arkansas California

1 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 2 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 3 Honda Civic 4 Honda Accord 5 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 6 Dodge Pickup (Full Size) 7 Nissan Altima 8 Toyota Camry 9 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 10 Toyota Corolla

2000 2006 1998 1997 2018 2001 2015 2007 1996 2018

1 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 2 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 3 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 4 Dodge Pickup (Full Size) 5 Honda Accord 6 Toyota Camry 7 Nissan Altima 8 Chevrolet Impala 9 Toyota Corolla 10 Chevrolet Tahoe

2000 2006 2017 2001 2000 2017 2015 2008 2016 2004

1 Honda Civic

2000

Colorado Connecticut

2 Honda Accord 3 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 4 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 5 Toyota Camry 6 Toyota Corolla 7 Honda CR-V 8 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 9 Nissan Altima 10 Acura Integra

1997 2004 2006 2017 2017 2000 2018 2015 1995

1 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 2 Honda Civic 3 Honda Accord 4 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 5 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 6 Dodge Pickup (Full Size) 7 GMC Pickup (Full Size) 8 Subaru Legacy 9 Toyota Camry 10 Subaru Impreza

2006 1998 1997 2005 2000 2001 2018 1999 1999 2002

1 Honda Civic 2 Honda Accord

2000 1997

Delaware District Of Columbia

3 Toyota Camry 4 Nissan Altima 5 Honda CR-V 6 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 7 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 8 Toyota Corolla 9 Nissan Sentra 10 Nissan Rogue

1 Honda Accord 2 Honda Civic 3 Toyota Camry 4 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 5 Nissan Altima 6 Ford Fusion 7 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 8 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 9 Chevrolet Impala 10 Dodge Pickup (Full Size)

1 Honda Accord 2 Toyota Camry 3 Toyota Corolla

2011 2017 2001 2015 2005 2010 2017 2016

2007 2000 2018 2018 2015 2018 2005 2015 2007 2001

2014 2015 2016

Florida Georgia

4 Honda Civic 5 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee

Nissan Altima 6 Dodge Caravan 7 Hyundai Sonata 8 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 9 Hyundai Elantra

2017 2017 2016 2003 2011 2015 2015

1 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 2 Nissan Altima 3 Toyota Camry 4 Toyota Corolla 5 Honda Accord 6 Honda Civic 7 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 8 Hyundai Sonata 9 Nissan Sentra 10 Hyundai Elantra

2006 2017 2018 2017 2017 2016 2018 2013 2017 2017

1 Ford Pickup (Full Size) 2 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size) 3 Nissan Altima 4 Honda Accord 5 Toyota Camry

2006 1994 2017 2008 2018

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