Car Theft Statistics

• According to a 2006 FBI study a vehicle is stolen ever 26.4 seconds in the United States.
• The 2006 study also shows that Western states account for the largest percentage of auto thefts at 36.8% of all US incidents.
• Only 12.6% of auto thefts result in an arrest.
• In 2007 the value of the vehicles stolen totaled $7.4 billion.
• The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was the fourth most likely to be stolen in 2007.
• 73% of American drivers always lock their vehicles.
• Las Vegas has the second highest incidents of vehicle theft in the nation, Denver-Aurora has the highest in Colorado.
• Vehicles are more likely to be stolen in the suburbs than in the city.