Most stolen vehicles in 2021... (3 of the top 6 are pickups, LOL)

[mrsilv04]

#1 is the Chevy Silverado... most stolen year is a 2004? WHAT?

https://www.nicb.org/news/news-rele...pick-ups-most-stolen-vehicles-second-year-row

OK, I've owned a 2004 Silverado since 2006. I honestly have no idea as to why it would be the model year most stolen, nearly 20 years later.

 

[bullwinkle]

Surprised there aren’t any Hyundai or Kia vehicles on that list? Maybe next year…

 

[vavavroom]

The 2004 Silverado is very easy to steal! It can be hotwired.

 

[Kira]

No surprise there. The answer had to be tech (whatever) made available to enter/start etc.

 

[MNgopher]

Kind of a useless list... Look, the most stolen vehicles are the ones that are the biggest sellers overall... who could have guessed!

Sure, not perfect alignment, but shouldn't exactly be a shock in terms of straigt raw numbers either - just a high statistical probability.

 

[bullwinkle]

Guessing that the absence of chip keys & effective (or any) anti theft hurts too.

 

[Finklejag]

Most of Florida was 2020 and 2021 models, dumb tourist leaving the keys in the car I would guess. Vermont is very safe with regards to auto theft. Wisconsin were mostly Hyundai and Kia products, strange.

 

[PimTac]

It stands to reason that pickups are popular with thieves. Pickups can haul a lot of stolen goods. Pickups can tow stolen trailers or or equipment.

 

[Blagoje]

Surprised there aren’t any Hyundai or Kia vehicles on that list? Maybe next year…

Only in Milwaukee!

 

[jeepman3071]

It stands to reason that pickups are popular with thieves. Pickups can haul a lot of stolen goods. Pickups can tow stolen trailers or or equipment.

This.

Most of them will be out of the country shortly after they are stolen.

 

[pezzy84]

Most of Florida was 2020 and 2021 models, dumb tourist leaving the keys in the car I would guess. Vermont is very safe with regards to auto theft. Wisconsin were mostly Hyundai and Kia products, strange.

The "KiaBoyz" are in Milwaukee - ya know the group who are stealing Kia/Hyundai with a USB male plug. Bet the lower brow Hyundai/Kia's make this list soon now that everyone knows how to steal a HK with keyed ignition.

I honestly thought pretty much every car had immobilizers now but guess Hyundai/Kia proved me wrong. Wonder if there are any other manufacturers don't have immobilizers or just Hyundai/Kia.

 

[paulo57509]

For some reason, '84 Olds Cutlass' were for a while, the most often stolen car.

I think stolen cars are 1) crimes of opportunity, 2) most stolen cars are dismantled and the parts are sold. Thieves pick the vehicles that share a lot of common parts.

 

[PimTac]

I think stolen cars are 1) crimes of opportunity,

In most places that may be the case but in some like where I am it’s a business. We have well over one thousand vehicles stolen each month.

These people steal everything. The list includes school buses, work trucks, U-Hauls and other rentals, food trucks and so on. Just the other day a concrete cutter machine on a trailer was stolen near me. Not sure what they would do with that.