The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) has today released it list of the top 10 most-stolen vehicles in the US over the past year.
Comprised of vehicle theft data compiled from law enforcement figures, the findings show a decline in vehicle theft in the States by 3.3 percent year-on-year, but an increase in more sophisticated key data code theft and the subsequent theft of more recent models.
For 2011, the most stolen vehicles were:
1.1994 Honda Accord
2.1998 Honda Civic
3.2006 Ford Pickup (Full Size)
4.1991 Toyota Camry
5.2000 Dodge Caravan
6.1994 Acura Integra
7.1999 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)
8.2004 Dodge Pickup (Full Size)
9.2002 Ford Explorer
10.1994 Nissan Sentra
NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle commented, ‘Today’s vehicle thieves are typically professional criminals who have figured out how to get the key code for a specific vehicle, have a replacement key made, and steal the vehicle within a matter of days. We are aware of nearly 300 thefts that took place in the first three months of this year in which we believe replacement keys using illegally obtained key codes were used to steal the vehicle. We are working closely with our member companies, law enforcement, and the vehicle manufacturers to track these illegal key code transactions and stop the thefts or recover the stolen vehicles before they can be resold here or shipped out of the country to be sold overseas.’