2013 Most-Stolen Cars - As tempting as it is to steal the most expensive or the flashiest sports car there is, it is actually the typical and common family car that ends up stolen often times.
In the latest 2013 most-stolen cars list of both brand new and old model cars and vehicles compiled by the National Insurance Crime Board (NCIB) in Des Plaines, III, it has been revealed that those inconspicuous models or those that blend well in a crowded parking lot, are the ones car thieves usually target.
It has also been said that top-selling old cars are more frequently stolen than brand new ones, as the former are usually dissected into replacement components that are then dealt online or sold to illegal auto-parts dealers. New cars on the other hand, are normally marketed whole or intact with falsified documents, and luxury cars are typically resold abroad.
So what are the 2013 most-stolen cars?
According to the NCIB, the car model that has been stolen the most last year, is a used Honda Accord of different year models, with 53, 995 units reported as missing. In contrast, the the top 2013 embezzled new car is the Nissan Altima, which just listed 810 units.
Second on the list of the 2013 most-stolen cars is the Honda Civic, with 45, 001 units registered as missing. Rounding up the top ten are the Chevrolet Silverado (27,809), Ford F-150 (26,494), Toyota Camry (14,420), Dodge/Ram Pickup (11,347), Dodge Caravan (10,911), Jeep Cherokee/ Grand Cherokee (9,272), Toyota Corolla (9,010) and the Nissan Altima (8,892).
The low ratio of new-model to old-model car theft can be attributed to the computer-chip-coded keys and built-in engine immobilizers that car manufacturers and companies have implemented making it more difficult for common thieves to "hot wire" the new units, Forbes has learned.
Along with the 2013 most-stolen cars report, comes the prediction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that car thefts will be reduced by 3.2 percent with just below 700,000 units registered.
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