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Old 04-16-11, 09:15 PM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/c...annual-report/

Theft prevention and recovery company LoJack knows a lot about stolen vehicles. It also knows a lot about getting those vehicles back. In 2010, the company says that fully 90 percent of vehicles equipped with its car tracking hardware was recovered.

LoJack has been at this game for a while, and last year, it started to release its own Vehicle Theft Recovery Report. The second annual report is hot off the LoJack presses and the data is ... not surprising, if you own a Honda.

In 2010, the most stolen and recovered vehicles were: (last years rank in parenthesis)

10. Chevrolet Tahoe (7)
9. Nissan Maxima (New)
8. Nissan Altima (8)
7. Dodge Ram (New)
6. Toyota Corolla (6)
5. Cadillac Escalade (5)
4. Acura Integra (4)
3. Toyota Camry (3)
2. Honda Civic (1)
1. Honda Accord (2)

LoJack also breaks down its stolen and recovered information by year, make and model. Honda claims all five top positions for 2010. There's more interesting data in LoJack's 2nd Annual Vehicle Theft Recovery Report. You can read all about it by hot-wiring your mouse and clicking past the jump.
 
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No Euro's on the list. I've also seen the F-150 on the list in the past
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they sure like to steal bland cars
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How can they even steal new maximas? I'm assuming they don't hotwire new cars?
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Originally Posted by gray_es300
How can they even steal new maximas? I'm assuming they don't hotwire new cars?
Nope! Thieves just load it up on a flat bed and book it now!

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they sure like to steal bland cars
haha. unfortunately with Honda's being so popular, they are worth more in parts to thieves. They usually end up stripped down and the parts sold, seen so many Honda's its happened to


I bet those Cadillac Escalade's primarily get stolen for the rims!
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I own a 1996 Acura Integra (Greddy Turbo/Work Rims...etc.) and i keep it in the garage! My girlfriend thinks im crazy when i tell her its more likely to get stolen than my 07 GS350 on 20's!
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Nope! Thieves just load it up on a flat bed and book it now!



haha. unfortunately with Honda's being so popular, they are worth more in parts to thieves. They usually end up stripped down and the parts sold, seen so many Honda's its happened to


I bet those Cadillac Escalade's primarily get stolen for the rims!
Hondas will always be the most stolen, even the new generation of hondas have essentially the same hardware under the sheet metal skin

I usually look at the top 10 cars stolen in each state, some variation but mostly the same cars
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