America's Most Stolen Cars

Car thefts are on the decline, reports The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in its annual review of trends in car heists. While vehicle thefts have not been this low since 1967, there is a disturbing new trend: Stolen key codes.

Leading the list of the most stolen vehicles of last year is the 1994 Honda Accord:

America’s Most Stolen CarsRankVehicle Make/ModelYear1Honda Accord19942Honda Civic19983Ford Pickup (Full Size)20064Toyota Camry19915Dodge Caravan20006Acura Integra19947Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)19998Dodge Pickup (Full Size)20049Ford Explorer200210Nissan Sentra1994

While the list makes believe that older cars are easier pickings, thefts of late model vehicles are trending up, despite them being harder to steal due to sophisticated key code technology.”

Says NICB CEO Joe Wehrle:

“Today’s vehicle thieves are typically professional criminals who have figured out how to get the key code for a specific vehicle, have a replacement key made, and steal the vehicle within a matter of days. We are aware of nearly 300 thefts that took place in the first three months of this year in which we believe replacement keys using illegally obtained key codes were used to steal the vehicle. “

Here is a list of the most stolen cars by state.

Most Stolen Cars By StateStateVehicleYearAlabamaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1997AlaskaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1990ArizonaHonda Accord1994ArkansasChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1994CaliforniaHonda Accord1994ColoradoHonda Accord1995ConnecticutHonda Accord1997DelawareHonda Civic2000District Of ColumbiaDodge Caravan1998FloridaFord Pickup (Full Size)2006GeorgiaHonda Accord1996HawaiiHonda Accord1993IdahoFord Pickup (Full Size)2006IllinoisDodge Caravan2000IndianaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1994IowaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1999KansasHonda Accord1995KentuckyChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1999LouisianaFord Pickup (Full Size)2006MaineChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1998MarylandDodge Caravan2000MassachusettsHonda Civic1998MichiganDodge Caravan2000MinnesotaHonda Accord1996MississippiFord Pickup (Full Size)2006MissouriFord Pickup (Full Size)2006MontanaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1997NebraskaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1994NevadaHonda Accord1994New HampshireHonda Civic2000New JerseyHonda Accord1994New MexicoFord Pickup (Full Size)2006New YorkHonda Civic2000North CarolinaHonda Accord1994North DakotaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)2002OhioDodge Caravan2000OklahomaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1994OregonHonda Accord1992PennsylvaniaHonda Accord1997Rhode IslandNissan Maxima1997South CarolinaHonda Accord1997South DakotaChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)2000TennesseeChevrolet Pickup (Full Size)1996TexasFord Pickup (Full Size)2006UtahHonda Accord1996VermontFord Pickup (Full Size)2006VirginiaHonda Accord1994WashingtonHonda Accord1992West VirginiaFord Pickup (Full Size)2004WisconsinDodge Caravan2000WyomingFord Pickup (Full Size)2000