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The holidays bring out the best and the worst in people, and Halloween is no exception.

Consider that during 2016, there were more vehicles stolen on Halloween than on any other holiday, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and the Insurance Information Institute. That year, the most vehicle thefts for a single day happened on August 1st, with 2,840 stolen cars, trucks, motorcycles and the like. By comparison, 2,578 vehicles were stolen on Halloween, according to the NICB.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].