A new NICB report says the number of metal theft claims dropped 26% in 2013 from 2011. Click to see an infographic from NICB on the top five states for metal theft claims and the top five statistical areas for thefts.
Copper was targeted in 96 percent of all metal thefts in the past three years, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), with criminals going after business owners and homeowners evenly.