NICB Reports on Most Stolen SUVs/CUVs

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released a report on June 16 that examines thefts of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossover utility vehicles (CUVs) reported stolen in the United States between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2013.

The data focused on thefts of 2011, 2012 and 2013 model year vehicles. Using those parameters, a total of 21,711 SUVs/CUVs were reported stolen during the period.

The NICB said the top five makes and models most stolen during the period were: Ford Escape (1,421), Ford Edge (1,140), Ford Explorer (958), Jeep Grand Cherokee (912) and the Kia Sorento (725). In terms of class, compact CUVs experienced the most thefts with 6,981. Large CUVs were next with 3,206, followed by mid-sized CUVs (3,204), large SUVs (2,902) and premium CUVs (2,394).

The top five states for SUV/CUV thefts were California (3,531), Florida (1,897), Michigan (1,834), Texas (1,686) and New York (1,577). When examined by core-based statistical area (CBSA), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA posted the most thefts with 2,530.

Compact CUVs had the highest number of thefts by class but the high dollar value premium SUV class was the most unrecovered. The NICB said New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA CBSA also had the highest number of unrecovered SUV and CUV thefts.