A total of 58,957 recreational vehicles were reported stolen to law enforcement in 2025, a 20% decline from the prior year, but approximately 63% of them have never been recovered, according to a new analysis from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The category NICB tracks covers motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and watercraft rather than motorhomes, […]
NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency
The National Insurance Crime Bureau credited coordinated public-private prevention efforts for driving reported U.S. vehicle thefts to their lowest level in decades and called for sustained funding and stronger penalties to preserve the progress. The nonprofit anti-fraud organization issued the appeal July 15 to mark National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, an annual awareness campaign launched […]
NASTF Highlights SDRM Vetting as Programming-Tool Vehicle Theft Threats Evolve
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) said vehicle security professionals working under its Secure Data Release Model (SDRM) performed more than 471,000 secure transactions in the past year, as the nonprofit pointed to evolving vehicle theft methods that exploit diagnostic and key-programming tools. NASTF said sophisticated theft operations are increasingly using electronic programming tools […]
Report Finds Personal Auto Claims Fell 3% in 2025
Verisk reports say gig-economy commercial auto risk and targeted auto theft reshaping loss patterns Personal auto claims volume declined nearly 3% in 2025, extending a two-year slide, according to Verisk’s annual insurance claims trends report released April 14. The drop follows a roughly 5% decrease in 2024. The Verisk data surfaces two trends beyond the […]
U.S. Vehicle Thefts Hit Lowest Level in Decades, NICB Reports
A total of 659,880 vehicles were reported stolen in the United States in 2025, a 23% decline from the previous year and the lowest annual figure in several decades, according to a new analysis from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The drop represents the end of a pandemic-era surge in vehicle thefts that peaked […]
Nationwide Decline in Vehicle Thefts Continued Through First Half of 2025
Stolen vehicles down 23% compared to mid-2024. Vehicle thefts in the United States fell 23% during the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to a new analysis of reported thefts from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation’s leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing and combating insurance […]
Two Charged in Michigan Chop Shop Operation
Two men have been charged for their alleged roles in operating a chop shop in Wayne, Mich. according to Attorney General Dana Nessel. Mohamad El-Hadi, 41, of Canton, and Dani Mourad, 44, of Dearborn Heights, were arraigned in 29th District Court in Wayne last week. El-Hadi, who owns Hadi’s Cash for Cars in Wayne, faces […]
Highway Loss Data Institute Reports Software Update Lowering Theft Rate for Hyundai and Kia Vehicles
A software upgrade offered to the owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that were sold without electronic immobilizers cut theft rates by more than half, new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute shows. The companies began implementing the software upgrade in February 2023 in the wake of a tidal wave of theft claims that […]
California Governor Increases Police Deployment in Oakland Following Recovery of More than 1,100 Stolen Cars
Ramping up efforts to crack down on crime in California’s East Bay, Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will increase the deployment of California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in Oakland and announced the recovery of 1,142 stolen cars, the seizure of 55 guns linked to crimes, and the arrests of 562 suspects since February. As part […]
Imports Top National Insurance Crime Bureau List of Most Stolen Vehicles
Kia and Hyundai vehicles experienced the highest theft rates in 2023, breaking the years-long trend of full-size pickups topping the list, according to a new report issued by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the insurance industry’s association dedicated to preventing and prosecuting insurance crime and fraud. Social media trends highlighting how to steal these […]