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Monday, July 14, 2008
Even thieves seem to prefer Japanese vehicles over their American counterparts. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) theft report study that examines data reported to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the most reported stolen vehicle in 2007 in the States was the 1995 Honda Civic. The top-10 list comprises of 7 vehicles from Japanese carmakers and just three from the former “Big 3”–’97 Ford F-150, ’94 Chevy C/K 1500 and ’04 Dodge Ram.
On a side note, the FBI preliminary Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data reveals that motor vehicle theft in the
Most Stolen Vehicles in the
1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1991 Honda Accord
3. 1989
4. 1997 Ford F-150 Series Pick Up
5. 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pick Up
6. 1994 Acura Integra
7. 2004 Dodge Ram Pick Up
8. 1994 Nissan Sentra
9. 1988
10. 2007
Source: NICB
