Most Stolen New and Used Cars in America

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PDXSchrammie

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Luckily no Infiniti's here! You can read the full report here: https://autos.yahoo.com/news/the-most-stolen-new-and-used-cars-in-america-184947886.html

Here’s the list of the 10 most stolen cars from all model years taken during 2013, according to the NICB, with total units cited:

1. Honda Accord, 53,995
2. Honda Civic, 45,001
3. Chevrolet Silverado, 27,809
4. Ford F-150, 26,494
5. Toyota Camry, 14,420
6. Dodge/Ram Pickup, 11,347
7. Dodge Caravan, 10,911
8. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee, 9,272
9. Toyota Corolla, 9,010
10. Nissan Altima, 8,892

And here’s the top 10 list of new vehicles (from the 2013 model year) stolen last year, also based on NICB data:

1. Nissan Altima, 810
2. Ford Fusion, 793
3. Ford F-150, 775
4. Toyota Corolla, 669
5. Chevrolet Impala, 654
6. Hyundai Elantra, 541
7. Dodge Charger, 536
8. Chevrolet Malibu, 529
9. Chevrolet Cruze, 499
10. Ford Focus, 483

For its part the NICB warns consumers take a “layered” approach to help deter car thieves.
 
Stuff like this is largely based on Volume of vehicles around for thieves to steal.

For example the F150, much of the reason its so high on the list, is the simple fact that it is such a common car.

Comparatively Infiniti although popular is still pretty low volume. You see way less Infiniti's then you do toyota's or honda's.

If you look at the same figures on a percentage basis on the number of vehicles in the country, you will likely see a very different list.
 
Yeah, this list definitely screams high volume cars. I wonder if they do a percentage one as well, where it's what percentage of these vehicles on the road are stolen.

I also noticed the Escalade dropped off the list.
 
We still have a ton of Escalades here, but that's a culture thing. It is less than before though where every 3rd car was an Escalade. It used to be soccer moms and rappers drove Escalades. Now I see most of the soccer moms by me driving ML's and RR's. Rappers/athletes are usually in S class/7 series/Jag.

It does make sense to steal high volume cars, it's a business and if you're chopping cars, then high volume cars are going to be in more demand for parts. Plus a lot of the top 10 are older models and cheaper cars where they didn't adopt anti theft devices like chipped keys. Anyone can hotwire a car if it doesn't have a smart key or similar. I learned this when I was installing a turbo timer on an Integra years back. It really is as easy as twisting a few wires together. Then break the ignition lock (obviously I didn't do this part) and you're gone. Nowadays, it's just easier to get a tow truck if you're trying to steal nice cars.
 
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