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Any property involved in an offense is recorded in the Level 3 segment. The loss type (stolen, recovered, burned, seized, damaged, etc.), value, description and recovery date (only for recovered property) are provided as well as data on stolen and recovered motor vehicles and seized drugs.
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 ]
Motor vehicle theft is a common form of property crime, often perpetrated by youths for joyriding. The FBI includes attempted motor vehicle thefts in its Uniform Crime Report (UCR) definition. About 15-20% of motor vehicle thefts are committed for their auto parts or with an intent of re-selling them on the black market. [13]
Motor vehicle theft is the third most common property crime in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics) In 2022, over 85 percent of stolen vehicles were ...
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.
A resident accused of stealing a vehicle from the Sacramento Fire Department Saturday night is in custody and facing four felony charges, including evading a police officer, authorities said.
Tools and reports the NICB provides to combat car theft include VINCheck, "a free lookup service provided to the public to assist in determining if a vehicle may have a record of an insurance theft claim", [3] a Report Fraud hotline, [4] and two reports: Hot Wheels, which lists the most commonly stolen vehicles; [5] and Hot Spots, the locations ...
More than 800,000 vehicles were stolen in the U.S. in 2020, costing owners more than $7 billion, government data show. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers these tips to ...