NICB Looks Back on Hurricane Katrina, Birth of VinCheck August 25, 2015 While Katrina impacted parts of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, its most widespread destruction occurred in Louisiana in and around New...
High Tech Scanner Boxes Latest Tool Used by Auto Thieves August 13, 2015 Law enforcement officials and theft investigators are concerned that criminals may be getting their hands on high-tech electronic devices that...
NICB Reports Nearly 3500 Dodge Chargers Stolen in 2014 August 5, 2015 When Chrysler introduced the Dodge Charger for the 1966 model year, it wasn’t an overwhelming hit with consumers. Its second...
NICB Reports More Than 250,000 Pontiac Firebirds Stolen Since Introduced July 20, 2015 When General Motors introduced the Pontiac Firebird in 1967, it joined the growing field of “muscle cars” populated with nameplates...
San Francisco Area Earns Top Honors in NICB’s 2014 Hot Spots Theft Report June 24, 2015 California’s San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had the nation’s highest per capita vehicle theft rate in 2014, according to...
As Vehicle Thefts Decline, Incidence of Stolen Car Parts Rise June 18, 2015 While car thefts are declining across the country, the thefts of some parts and accessories are proving to be a...
Texas Flooding Damaged Nearly 10,000 Insured Vehicles June 5, 2015 An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 insured vehicles sustained water damage as a result of the recent flooding in Texas. That’s...
As Metal Prices Rise so do Copper Thefts From Rails June 4, 2015 By VERENA DOBNIK and JAKE PEARSON Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of open-air...
NICB Releases Camaro Hot Wheels Classics Theft Report May 26, 2015 If leading the pack as a pace car at the Indianapolis 500 is any acknowledgement of a car’s connection to...
Vehicles With Keys Left Inside Easy Target for Thieves: NICB April 27, 2015 In a first-of-its-kind analysis of vehicle thefts released today, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) found a disturbing trend —...