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The latest FBI Uniform Crime Reports said that motor vehicle thefts in 2001 were up 5.7 percent over 2000. An estimated 1.2 million vehicle thefts were reported in 2001. The average value of motor vehicles stolen was $6,646. The estimated total value of all motor vehicles stolen was $8.2 billion. Approximately 62 percent of that amount was recovered.

Highway Loss Data Institute's Top 10 Most Stolen Autos in 2002

1 Cadillac Escalade
2 Dodge Stratus
3 Mitsubishi Mirage
4 Jeep Wrangler
5 Lincoln Navigator 2WD
6 Dodge Intrepid
7 Lincoln Navigator 4WD
8 Dodge Ram
9 Ford Expedition
10 Chrysler Sebring

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The FBI Uniform Crime Reports released in November 2002 report that auto thefts in 2001 were up 5.7% from 2000. An estimated 1.2 million vehicles were reported stolen in 2001. The nation's vehicle theft rate per 100,000 people was up 4.5% in 2001.

The average value of motor vehicles stolen was $6,646. The estimated total value of all motor vehicle stolen was $8.2 billion. Approximately 62% of all vehicles stolen are eventually recovered, although not all intact.

The UCR said that the South had the highest percentage of auto thefts (35.3%) among the 4 US regions. The West followed with 30.5%. Midwestern States accounted for 20% of estimated auto thefts, and the Northeastern states accounted for 14%.
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