MY CAR WAS STOLEN!

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Oh no...

I feel for you.

If it will help, The reason why the car was stolen probably had little to do with how easy it was to steel.  Most cars are easy to steel - as the most popular "anti-theft" systems are easily defeated or bypassed by professional theives.  i.e.  Anti-theft devices stop the joy ridersl, but not the people stealing for parts and resale of the vehicle.

Stolen car statistics are interesting - and have regional variances.

You need to be carefull understanding what is being reported.

The following is from 2003 data.

A)  The most number of stolen cars in the US.

The CCC reports the ten most stolen vehicles for 2003 are as follows:

1)    1995 Saturn SL
2)    1998 Acura Integra
3)    1994 Saturn SL
4)    1999 Acura Integra
5)    1995 Acura Integra
6)    1997 Acura Integra
7)    1996 Acura Integra
8)    1994 Acura Integra
9)    2002 Mitsubishi Montero
10)  2000 Honda Civic 

Thus, there were more 1995 Saturn SL's stolen than any other car of a model year.  Your 1994 Acura seems to be #8 on this list.


B)  The most popular model that is stolen (over a range of model years; i.e.  if you look at a "top 100 list of stolen vehicles - with vehicles listed by model year"  The Honda Civic owns a large number of the places on that list - starting with the #10 slot of the most stolen cars, and the total number of Honda Civics stolen - for all model years combined - outweighs any other model being stolen):

Here is the NICB top ten list—the number in parentheses is the model year most stolen

1)    Honda Civic (2000)
2)    Toyota Camry (1989)
3)    Honda Accord (1991)
4)    Chevrolet C/K 1500 (1994)
5)    Dodge Caravan (1994)
6)    Ford F-150 (1997)
7)    Toyota Pickup (1986)
8)    Acura Integra (1995)
9)    Nissan Sentra (1987)
10)  Oldsmobile Cutlass (1986)


C)  The most common stolen new vehicles:

The HLDI lists the five most stolen vehicles for the 2001-2003 model years as follows:

1)   Cadillac Escalade EXT
2)   Nissan Maxima
3)   Cadillac Escalade
4)   Dodge Stratus/Chrysler Sebring
5)   Dodge Intrepid

D)  The highest / lowest theft rates (thefts per 1000 vehicles:  2002 data):

Class/Model Theft Frequency      (claims per 1,000 insured vehicle years) 
Cadillac Escalade 4WD                                  10.3
Dodge Stratus                                              8.7
Mitsubishi Mirage                                           7.2
Jeep Wrangler 4WD                                      7.2
Lincoln Navigator 2WD                                   6.6
Dodge Intrepid                                             5.8
Lincoln Navigator 4WD                                   5.7
Dodge Ram 1500                                          5.6
Ford Expedition 2WD                                     5.6
Chrysler Sebring                                            5.5
Average for all vehicles                                   2.6 

                                 (from another list)
Ford Taurus                                                  0.5

Note that I added the Ford Taurus to illistrate an interesting point.

While I do not have the 2003 top 25 list of "most popular Models" stolen (list "B" above).  The Ford Taurus proabably rates about 12 on that list based on previous year placement.  There are a lot of them out there.  Thus, they are very popular to steal, but the chance of any one being stolen is small.

Most car theft is by professional thieves for breaking the car down into parts for the vehicle repair market - or export overseas.  Thus, any vehicle that has a lot of them out there - becomes popular for parts as they age.

While this does not help with your current situation.  It might help you decide what to own next.  Personally, none of the vehicles I own are on the top 100 list of stolen vehicles.  Somehow these vehicles are cheaper to buy used, and cheaper to insure (OK, ill admit it - they arn't the "coolest" either).

Perry

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I'm so sorry!
I hope they find the jerks who did this to you!

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