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2009 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts

 
2009 Most Stolen Vehicles
 

The FBI releases a "Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report" for crime in the first half of a year. The 2009 preliminary data show another decline in Motor Vehicle Theft when compared with figures reported for the same time in 2008.

  Numbers:

18.7%       decline as compared to data from the first half of 2008

*These stats were during a recession and many crimes in general have decreased significantly during the past 5 years (see below table).

 

 

2008 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2008 Most Stolen Vehicles

1.  1994 Honda Accord                
2.  1995 Honda Civic                 
3.  1989 Toyota Camry                
4.  1997 Ford F-150 Pickup         
5.  2004 Dodge Ram Pickup           
6.  2000 Dodge Caravan                
7.  1996 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee            
8.  1994 Acura Integra                
9.  1999 Ford Taurus                
10  2002 Ford Explorer

Numbers:

$6.4          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2008
$6,751    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
956,846  motor vehicles were stolen
315            cars for every 100,000 people
12.7%       decline from 2007
22.7%       decline when compared with 2004 figures
16.9%        decline when compared with 1999 figures
245            million vehicles on the road
 

304,059,724  estimated population
13,845              agencies reported during this period
*These stats were during a recession

 
2007 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2007 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1991 Honda Accord
3. 1989 Toyota Camry
4. 1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup
5. 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
6. 1994 Acura Integra
7. 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup
8. 1994 Nissan Sentra
9. 1988 Toyota Pickup
10 2007 Toyota Corolla

Numbers:
$7.4          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2007
$6,755    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
914,243   motor vehicles were stolen
8.1%          decline from 2006

247,264,605  vehicle registrations
245,627,562  2007 estimated population
13,009              agencies reported during this period
 
2006 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2006 Most Stolen Vehicles

1.  1995 Honda Civic
2.  1991 Honda Accord
3.  1989 Toyota Camry
4.  1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup
5.  2005 Dodge Ram Pickup
6.  1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
7.  1994 Nissan Sentra
8.  1994 Dodge Caravan
9.  1994 Saturn SL
10  1990 Acura Integra

Numbers:
$7.9          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2006
$6,649     was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
990,261   motor vehicles were stolen
3.2%          decline from 2005

244,165,686  vehicle registrations
241,246,715  estimated population
12,315              agencies reported during this period
2005 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2005 Most Stolen Vehicles

1.  1991 Honda Accord 
2.  1995 Honda Civic  
3.  1989 Toyota Camry 
4.  1994 Dodge Caravan 
5.  1994 Nissan Sentra 
6.  1997 Ford F150 Series 
7.  1990 Acura Integra  
8.  1986 Toyota Pickup
9.  1993 Saturn SL
10  2004 Dodge Ram Pickup

Numbers
$7.6        billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2005
$6,173   was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle.
973,451 motor vehicles were stolen
0.2%        increase from 2004

241,194,000   vehicle registrations
222,030,985   estimated population
11,718                agencies reported during this period
 
2004 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2004 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1989 Toyota Camry
3. 1991 Honda Accord
4. 1994 Dodge Caravan
5. 1994 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
6. 1997 Ford F150 Series
7. 2003 Dodge Ram Pickup
8. 1990 Acura Integra
9. 1988 Toyota Pickup
10. 1991 Nissan Sentra

Numbers:
$7.6             billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2004
1,237,114  motor vehicles were stolen
1.9%             decrease from 2003 (CA had nearly a 5% increase)
6.6%             increase from 2000
16%              decrease from 1995

237,243,000 vehicle registrations
293+ million estimated population
421.3                 vehicles stolen for every 100,000 people
6.6                      years, The average age of a stolen vehicle in 2004
 
2003 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2003 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. 2000 Honda Civic
2. 1989 Toyota Camry
3. 1991 Honda Accord
4. 1994 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
5. 1994 Dodge Caravan
6. 1997 Ford F150 Series
7. 1986 Toyota Pickup
8. 1995 Acura Integra
9. 1987 Nissan Sentra
10 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Numbers:
1,261,226   motor vehicles were stolen
1%                  increase from 2000

231,390,000  vehicle registrations
291+ million estimated population
433.7                 vehicles stolen for every 100,000 people
 
2002 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2002 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. Toyota Camry (1989)
2. Honda Accord (1994)
3. Honda Civic (2000)
4. Chevrolet Full Size C/K Pickup (1992)
5. Ford Full Size Pickup (150/250/350) (1997)
6. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee (1993)
7. Oldsmobile Cutlass /Supreme/Ciera (1986)
8. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan (1994)
9. Ford Taurus (1996)
10 Toyota Corolla (2001)

Numbers
$8.2               billions was lost to motor vehicle theft in 2002
1,246,096   motor vehicles were stolen
1.4%                   increase from 2001
20.3%               decrease from 1993

225,772,196   vehicle registrations
288+ million estimated population
432.1                   vehicles stolen for every 100,000 people
2001 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2001 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. Toyota Camry
2. Honda Accord
3. Honda Civic
4. Oldsmobile Cutlass/Supreme/Ciera
5. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
6. Chevrolet Full Size C/K Pickup
7. Toyota Corolla
8. Ford Taurus
9. Chevrolet Caprice
10 Ford F150 Pickup

Numbers:
1,228,391         motor vehicles were stolen
230,428,326  vehicle registrations    
430.5                 vehicles stolen for every 100,000 people
2000 Most Stolen Vehicles & Associated Facts
2000 Most Stolen Vehicles

1. Toyota Camry
2. Honda Accord
3. Oldsmobile Cutlass
4. Honda Civic
5. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
6. Chevrolet Full Size C/K pick-up
7. Toyota Corolla
8. Chevrolet Caprice
9. Ford Taurus
10 Ford F150 pick-up

Numbers:
1,165,559          motor vehicles were stolen
1.2%                     increase from 1999
221,475,173    vehicle registrations
281+ million estimated population
 
Data
About Auto Theft Stats

The UCR was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program collects the number of motor vehicle thefts reported to participating law enforcement agencies each year (numbers vary).  The UCR Program does not collect makes and models of vehicles stolen. That data is obtained from NCIC records and is generally released around September of the following year. Reporting to the UCR Program and/or the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is voluntary.

In 2007, law enforcement agencies active in the UCR Program represented more than 285
million United States inhabitants–94.6 percent of the total population.

Agencies that submit data about stolen vehicles also submit data
concerning the value of those vehicles.  The UCR Program uses the
submitted figures to arrive at a national average.

Not all agencies report stolen vehicle data to the FBI. Some vehicles don't make it into the system if there are VIN errors. The 2007 FBI UCR numbers were based on 13,009 agencies reporting. Other factors can skew true stats depending on how the vehicle is reported stolen. There is also a Hierarchy Rule the UCR uses which could cause a vehicle theft not to be counted.

Some agencies such as the Highway Loss Data Institute and CCC reports data based on the number of vehicles stolen, compared with registrations, and the cost of the vehicles. This type of reporting paints an entirely different picture.

Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1 for each year except 1990 and 2000, which are decennial census counts (as reported in the FBI  UCR).

According to the latest report, out of 990,261 stolen vehicles only 18,660 auto thieves were convicted of a Felony in 2006 representing,  1.6% of felony convictions. (When vehicle theft could not be distinguished from other theft, the case was coded as "other theft," which leads one to wonder how many vehicle thefts are not classified correctly as there were 106,740 "other thefts"). For the complete report click here.

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Source: FBI (click image above)

Property crime in general has been decreasing; not just vehicle theft...
(property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson)

Source: FBI (click image above)

 

Motor vehicles registered; drivers license's issued; population

Source: Federal Highway Administration (click chart above)

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