Three Ford Models Top SUV/CUV Most Stolen List

By Douglas A. McIntyre Published Jun 22, 10:13AM EDT

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Three Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) models top the list of the most stolen sports utility and crossover utility vehicles based on data about U.S. models supplied by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). They are the Escape, Edge, and Explorer.

The announcement:

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released a new report that examines thefts of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossover utility vehicles (CUVs) reported stolen between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2013. The data was further refined with thefts of 2011, 2012 and 2013 model year vehicles only. Using those parameters, a total of 21,711 SUVs/CUVs were reported stolen during the period.

The organization did not give any reason for the presence of Ford models at the top of the list. One contribution might be sales volume. The Escape and Explorer were among the top 20 selling cars and light vehicles in the U.S. in May and were in the top 20 for all of 2013 as well, according to data from Autodata Corp.

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The NICB listed the ten most stolen models:

The top five makes and models stolen during the period were: Ford Escape (1,421), Ford Edge (1,140), Ford Explorer (958), Jeep Grand Cherokee (912) and the Kia Sorento (725)

By state, the list is what one would expect because of total state populations:

The top five states for SUV/CUV thefts were California (3,531), Florida (1,897), Michigan (1,834), Texas (1,686) and New York (1,577).

And, of course, (again based on population size), New York topped the city list.

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