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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 ]
The NICB hasn’t yet released its full auto theft report for 2023, but 2022 data points to states in the West and the Washington, D.C., area as key areas for motor vehicle theft, while New ...
A high-tech auto-theft ring led by two brothers allegedly used a key-fob programmer to steal $2.5 million worth of pricey vehicles from dealerships throughout the Sunshine State, cops said.
These theft numbers far outstripped those of the fourth most stolen model, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup, one of the best-selling vehicles in America. Silverado pickups were stolen about ...
Increased auto thefts are a nationwide trend, according to data from the FBI. In 2023, 1,020,729 auto thefts were reported to law enforcement nationwide and entered into the FBI’s National Crime ...
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is a U.S. insurance industry trade association focused on preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through information analysis, investigations, training, legislative advocacy and public awareness. [2] NICB's headquarters are in Oak Brook, Illinois.
A 2017 qualitative study published in Justice Quarterly examined auto theft and carjacking in the context of "sanction threats" that promoted fear and influenced "crime preferences" among criminals, thereby redirecting ("channeling") criminal activity. The study showed that "auto thieves are reluctant to embrace the violence of carjacking due ...
“The work of our Auto Theft Unit, alongside our partners throughout the state, sends a loud and resounding message: there is no place for vehicle theft in Florida,” Sheriff Chad Chronister ...