Auto Thefts — A Growing PIA Western Alliance State Problem

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said auto thefts dropped for a few years but are on the rise again. From 2019 to 2023, auto thefts rose 28%.

Hardest hit are the District of Columbia and Maryland. D.C. saw a 64% rise from 2022 to 2023 and Maryland’s increase was 63% in the same time period. In the meantime, in 2022 the most thefts of all states and the District of Columbia happened in Colorado.

It recorded 583 stolen vehicles per 100,000 people.

The most frequently stolen autos are Hyundais and KIAs and Ford and Chevrolet pickups. Least taken are Teslas, Volvos and Subarus.

The report also notes that thieves these days are quite sophisticated. They have learned how to use today’s technology to hack a vehicle’s key fob to get into a vehicle and drive away.

The most stolen autos in 2022 (the last year for complete totals) are in Pueblo, Colorado.

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 1,086

Difference between this average and the national average: 256%

Here are the PIA Western Alliance cities in the top-10:

2. Bakersfield, California

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 1,072

Difference between this average and the national average: 251%

3. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado

4. Memphis, Tennessee

5. Portland-Hillsboro, Oregon & Vancouver, Washington

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 797

Difference between this average and the national average: 161%

6. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 795

Difference between this average and the national average: 161%

7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 759

Difference between this average and the national average: 149%

8. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkley, California

Motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants (2022): 699

Difference between this average and the national average: 129%

9. Greeley, Colorado

10. Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas

Source link: PropertyCasualty360.com — https://bit.ly/40y6fjM