The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that the Kia and Hyundai vehicles had the highest theft rates in 2023.
Normally full-size pickups topped the list, but not this time.
The NICB blames the increase of thefts on social media allowing videos on their platform showing how to steal these cars.
Besides Hyundai and Kia, the list included the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Honda Accord, Honda Civic, and Ford F150 Series Pickup.
Here’s the top 10.
1.Hyundai Elantra
2.Hyundai Sonata
3.Kia Optima
4.Chevrolet Silverado 1500
5.Kia Soul
6.Honda Accord
7.Honda Civic
8.Kia Forte
9.Ford F150 Series Pickup
10.Kia Sportage
Law enforcement was able to recover over 85% of the stolen vehicles and around 34% recovered within a day of the vehicle being stolen and 45% were recovered within two days.
The NICB says the trend of stolen cars is rising that started at the beginning of the covid pandemic.
But another trend that also seeing an increase when a car is stolen, is insurance fraud crime trends.
