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A car with one of its windows broken. Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019. [1]
July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. Here’s lists of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Illinois, Missouri and the U.S., plus tips on how to protect your vehicle from theft.
Releasing the brake and allowing the vehicle to run down a hill would be sufficient, as would driving the vehicle for a short distance. The taking may also be a material unauthorised use. For example, if a person hires a car to drive from London to Birmingham, but actually drives it to Liverpool, that will be a taking.
In 2016, Bike Index announced integration with LeadsOnline, [8] [9] [10] one of the USA's largest pawn search systems used by law enforcement officers to uncover stolen goods. According to Bryan Hance of Bike Index, "one of the first 'hits' was a bike that was stolen in Salt Lake City, Utah and pawned at a shop in Nevada — 400 miles away." [11]
According to Bryan Hance, who runs bikeindex.org, a nonprofit international registry of stolen bikes, 11,378 thefts were reported in 2019, with 1,108 bikes recovered. In 2020, the numbers surged ...
Two people are dead and several others injured, including multiple children, after a stolen vehicle going the wrong way collided with seven other vehicles before bursting into flames in Chicago on ...
On May 28, 2024, five teenagers were taken into custody after they struck and killed a 55-year-old male motorcyclist in Philadelphia while driving a stolen Kia car. The alleged driver of the Kia was a 17-year-old male and the other teens, all females, were between the ages of 14 and 17.
Over the last four years, the United States has seen a surge in vehicle thefts with more than one million cars stolen in 2023 alone – but two particular car makes and models have contributed ...