New data released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows a total of 22,879 vehicles were reported stolen on the 11 holidays in 2018 covered in this report. NICB theft data is pulled from the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) stolen vehicle file.
New Year’s Day tallied the most holiday thefts with 2,571. It was followed, in descending order, by Presidents’ Day (2,380), Halloween (2,275), Labor Day (2,235) and Memorial Day (2,167).
The 2018 holidays in ranking order are:
- New Year’s Day (2,571)
- Presidents’ Day (2,380)
- Halloween (2,275)
- Labor Day (2,235)
- Memorial Day (2,167)
- New Year’s Eve (2,122)
- Independence
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