Motorcycle Thefts Decline Nearly 5 Percent in Past Two Years
Posted on: Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 08:00 CDT
The report clearly shows that motorcycle theft is more seasonal than other vehicle theft activity. July and August logged the most thefts while December, January and February had the fewest.
There are 684 different makes of motorcycles identified in the report, but just five makes account for 150,183 -- 80.4 percent -- of the total thefts. The top five makes are: Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki,
The five states with the most motorcycle theft activity are:
While overall thefts are down, recoveries are down as well, mirroring a trend that began in 2006 when the national recovery rate for stolen vehicles fell below 60 percent (59.0) for the first time in more than 10 years.
The top five states for recoveries of stolen motorcycles are:
With bikes costing
The complete theft report is also available at www.nicb.org.
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SOURCE National Insurance Crime Bureau
Source: PR Newswire
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