NICB: Texas No. 1 In Tailgate Theft Claims
Texas pickup truck owners may need to do more than lock up their daughters from the brodeo clowns tearing up the country music charts (or wanting to, anyway), as the state is No. 1 with a bullet in tailgate thefts.
According to Autoblog, the National Insurance Crime Bureau tracked tailgate thefts from New Year’s Day 2012 through New Year’s Eve 2013, and found Texas reported the most claims with 752. In addition, six of the Lone Star State’s cities also held the most claims of any location in the United States, with Houston coming in at No. 1 with 145 claims. The second- and third-leading states, California and Arizona, pale in comparison.
Overall, thefts climbed 31 percent from 831 cases to 1,090 between 2012 and 2013, with no clear sign explaining the rise. NICB representative Frank Scafidi offered that the increase may correlate with the expanded awareness surrounding the issue of filing insurance claims on such thefts.
As for how to prevent thieves from making off with your tailgate, the bureau suggests using hinge locks that keep the tailgate from opening.
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I'm surprised Virginia is so low and Ohio so high as opposed to being reversed.
Obviously, South Dakotans drive down to Texas to steal tailgates.