Cars get stolen every day – every 26 seconds in fact – in virtually every city and town in America. Make sure your vehicle is protected. Start by arming yourself with facts about auto theft and vandalism.

Areas with the Most Vehicles Stolen
Select your state:
RankVehicleYear
1Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1997
2Ford Pickup (Full Size)2000
3Honda Accord1996
4Toyota Camry1997
5Chevrolet Caprice1989
6Chevrolet Impala2004
7Ford Explorer1998
8Ford Crown Victoria1997
9Mercury Grand Marquis1997
10Ford Taurus1999
Areas with the Most Vehicles Stolen
Page through the different Cities of the Country below:
Region# Stolen*
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area50671
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area33267
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area29135
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area23223
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area21173
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area20460
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area19641
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area19405
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area19065
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area18575
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* Total number of vehicles stolen in each region in 2011.

Data compiled from the National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB) 2011 Vehicle Theft Study.
Layers of Protection: Advice from the Experts

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recommends these layers of protection:

  1. Common Sense
    Park in a safe, well-lighted place, keep valuable contents out of plain sight, lock your doors and take your keys.
  2. Warning Device
    A new Avital® system will provide multiple layers of protection as a warning device (with audible alarm, warning stickers on your windows, and bright blue flashing LED).
  3. Immobilizing Device
    Every Avital® system comes with Failsafe Starter Kill, which is an immobilizer designed to prevent hot-wiring.

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If you have an issue with your Avital system, call our toll-free number anytime, even when traveling.

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