DES PLAINES, Ill. — The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has issued its annual Hot Wheels report, listing the top 10 most-stolen vehicles in the U.S. from the previous year. In 2007, the Toyota Corolla was the only current model-year vehicle to appear, at No. 10. As in recent years, used cars and their bounty of replacement parts continued to dominate the list.
For 2007, the most-stolen vehicles in the nation were:
1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1991 Honda Accord
3. 1989 Toyota Camry
4. 1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup
5. 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
NICB noted that preliminary data from federal sources indicates that auto theft in the U.S. remains on the decline, with a near-9 percent decrease from 2006.
“The continuing national decrease in vehicle theft is a positive sign that the fight against vehicle theft by law enforcement, the insurance industry and the NICB continues to be effective,” said Robert M. Bryant, NICB's president/CEO.
The full report can be found at nicb.org.