The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently released its annual "2019 Hot Spots Vehicle Theft Report" just in time for National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month in July. The report examines vehicle theft data from the National Crime Information Center for each of the nation's Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
The most recent available data from 2019 reveals a promising trend: National auto thefts declined from 819,988 in 2018 to 794,019 in 2019. It follows that most states also experienced declining theft rates. However, there are a few locations where rates are moving in a negative direction.
Click through the slideshow to see the 11 states where auto theft rates increased in 2019, according to the NICB.
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Heather A. Turner
Heather A. Turner is the managing editor of ALM's NU Property & Casualty Group. She can be reached at [email protected].
