{"id":1481,"date":"2013-06-27T08:05:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2013-06-27T08:38:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:38:33","slug":"nicb-encourages-gps-tracking-thwart-vehicle-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/nicb-encourages-gps-tracking-thwart-vehicle-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"NICB Encourages Use of GPS Tracking to Thwart Vehicle Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not exactly the type of list you want to dominate.<\/p>\n

California tops the list of the most stolen cars in the U.S. and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) encourages the use of GPS tracking devices<\/a> to prevent it from happening.<\/p>\n

The just announced study<\/a> revealed the cities in the United States with the highest percentage of cars stolen. The study analyzed \u201cHot Spots\u201d based on a per capita review of thefts in the metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in the U.S. The study was performed by the NICB, which is also shows results almost identical to what the FBI had for vehicle theft in 2012.<\/p>\n

The numbers from this study show that there is a slight increase of 1.3 percent in vehicle thefts in 2012, up from the results in 2011. After a downward trend of eight consecutive years, this is the first year of an overall increase.<\/p>\n

Eight of the 10 top cities are in California, while the other 2 are from Washington. Overall, the West region of the U.S. shows a rise of 10.6 percent in vehicle thefts from 2011. The Northeast, Midwest and South actually saw a lower percentage of vehicle thefts in their regions.<\/p>\n

A significant trend year after year, shows the majority of the Hot Spot cities on the list being from California. Frank Scafidi, director of public affairs at NICB, had this to say after last year\u2019s study: “California has dominated the list for years. There are simply many more vehicles there than in any other state, and way more people,” Frank Scafidi, director of public affairs at NICB, told Forbes following the 2011 Hot Spots study. With that combination, you see more vehicle thefts, Scafidi said.<\/p>\n

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Eight of the cities on the list of the most thefts in the U.S. were also on the list in 2011. NICB notes that if more cars utilized GPS tracking technology, the number of theft would be significantly reduced.<\/p>\n

Here are the\u00a0 top 10 most vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2012 according to the report:<\/p>\n