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Motorcycle Theft Down in 2019

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    Although there were still almost 41,000 motorcycles stolen in 2019 motorcycle theft in the US has dropped 12% from 2016 to 2019, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.  Many industry experts believe this four-year drop in motorcycle theft can be partially attributed to most newer motorcycles being equipped with more sophisticated security systems making amateur motorcycle theft much harder.

    Motorcycle Theft by Year:

    2016 - 46,467

    2017 - 44,268

    2018 - 41,674

    2019 - 40,380

     

    Motorcycle Theft by State (2019):

    California: 6,193

    Florida: 4,085

    Texas: 3,165

    S Carolina: 1,601

    New York: 1,573

    N Carolina: 1,506

    Missouri: 1,349

    Colorado: 1,219

    Georgia: 1,070

    Washington: 1,064

     

    Motorcycle Theft by Brand (US 2019):

    Honda: 8,122

    Yamaha: 6,495

    Harley-Davidson: 4,737

    Suzuki: 4,686

    Kawasaki: 4,641

     

    Of the 40,830 motorcycles stolen in 2019, 18,857 (46%) were recovered.

     

    Even though motorcycle thefts are on the decline and motorcycle security systems are becoming more sophisticated, motorcycle owners should continue to take steps to prevent motorcycles theft.

     

    (source for above statistics National Insurance Crime Bureau)