Once again, the National Insurance Crime Bureau has ranked metropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. by the number of vehicle thefts per capita. How does your city rank?
Whether it's a deliberately misstated water-damage claim on a homeowners policy or a sophisticated international crime ring for stolen autos, insurance fraud is driven by an amalgam of greed, stealth and exploitation.
Over 21,700 2011-2013 model-year SUVs and crossovers were stolen in the U.S. between Jan.1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2013. See a breakdown of the thefts by state; region; class, model and make; and the number and percentage of unrecovered vehicles.