In the compact car class, there were 14,258 thefts from April 3, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2012, according to the National Crime Information Center’s ForeCast Report “Regarding: Compact and Subcompact Vehicle Thefts in the United States,” which makes them the vehicle class with the most thefts.
The top three most frequently stolen compact cars were the Toyota Corolla, with 3,664 thefts; the Ford Focus, with 1,797; and the Honda Civic, with 1,725. The Subcompact category had a total of 5,501 thefts, and two models, the Nissan Versa, with 1,499 and the Toyota Yaris, with 1,072, in the top 10 list below.
NICB’s Most Stolen Compact and Subcompact Vehicles:
Make | Model | Class | Thefts |
Toyota | Corolla | Compact | 3,664 |
Ford | Focus | Compact | 1,797 |
Honda | Civic | Compact | 1,725 |
Nissan | Versa | Subcompact | 1,499 |
Nissan | Sentra | Compact | 1,216 |
Hyundai | Elantra | Compact | 1,198 |
Mazda | Mazda 3 | Compact | 1,085 |
Toyota | Yaris | Subcompact | 1,072 |
Volkswagen | Jetta | Compact | 993 |
Kia | Forte | Compact | 863 |
The five states with the most reported compact and subcompact cars were California, with 4,205, Florida, with 2,029, Texas, with 1,584, New York, with 873 and Illinois, with 699. Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, reported 1,021 thefts in the compact and subcompact categories, NICB said.
The top five core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) for such thefts are:
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA area, with 1,333; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA area, with 1,057; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL area, with 953; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, with 604; and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA, with 515 reported compact and subcompact thefts
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