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NICB Reports Small Decline in Motorcycle Thefts in 2012

Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki Are Top Stolen Brands

DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 25, 2013 – The National Insurance Crime Bureau
(NICB) today released a report on motorcycle thefts in the United
States for 2012. The report is based on National Crime Information
Center (NCIC) motorcycle theft data for 2012. A total of 46,061
motorcycles were reported stolen in 2012 compared with 46,667 reported
stolen in 2011-a decrease of 606 thefts or 1 percent.

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. had the highest reported thefts in
2012 with 9,082. In second place was Yamaha Motor Corporation with
7,517. American Suzuki Motor Corporation (7,017); Kawasaki Motors
Corp., U.S.A. (4,839) and Harley Davidson, Inc. (3,755) round out the
top five makes.

California was the state where the most motorcycle thefts occurred in
2012 with 6,082. Florida with 4,110 thefts was second. Texas (3,400);
North Carolina (2,574) and Indiana (2,334) complete the top five
states.

When looking at the cities where motorcycle thefts were reported, New
York City, was at the top of the list with 903 thefts. In second place
was Las Vegas with 757. San Diego was third with 633. The fourth spot
was held by Indianapolis with 584 and in fifth was Miami with 535.

Motorcycles are generally a seasonal mode of transportation making
them most susceptible to thefts during the months when the weather is
most conducive to their use. That is demonstrated in a temporal
analysis of the thefts. Most thefts occurred during the summer months
and the fewest during the winter. July had the highest number of
reported thefts in 2012 with 5,529. August was next with 5,290
followed by June with 4,765. The fewest thefts were reported in
February with 2,089 followed by January (2,481) and December (2,659).

While the recovery rate for motor vehicle thefts in 2012 was 53.9
percent, for motorcycles in that same year it was only 39 percent. If
not quickly recovered, stolen motorcycles are often
"chopped" with their parts finding their way into the black
market supply chain. Others are kept intact and resold to unsuspecting
buyers after crude attempts to alter their identification. Still
others are hidden away for years and, on occasion, recovered as they
are in the process of being exported in shipping containers.

Just such a case occurred at the Port of Los Angeles recently when a
1953 Triumph motorcycle, stolen more than 46 years ago from Omaha,
Neb., was located in a shipping container destined for Japan. Officers
with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the port sought assistance
from the NICB in tracking down an NCIC theft record. That led to the
original theft report taken by Omaha police in February 1967.

From the theft record, the original owner was contacted-still living
in Omaha-and he was recently reunited with his Triumph motorcycle. See
the video of this happy occasion here.

Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft
can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800-TEL-NICB
(800-835-6422), texting keyword "fraud" to TIP411 (847411)
or submitting a form on our website. Or, download the NICB Fraud Tips
app on your iPhone or Android device.

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