DES PLAINES, Ill. -

The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s theft study discovered the 10 most stolen vehicles throughout the nation.

 

The Hot Wheels 2010 study identified the following vehicles as the most often stolen:

 

1. 1994 Honda Accord

 

2. 1995 Honda Civic

 

3. 1991 Toyota Camry

 

4. 1997 Ford F-150 Pickup

 

5. 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup

 

6. 2000 Dodge Caravan

 

7. 1994 Chevrolet Pickup (full-size)

 

8. 1994 Acura Integra

 

9. 2002 Ford Explorer

 

10. 2009 Toyota Corolla

 

For 2009, 794,616 vehicles were stolen. In 2008, a total of 956,846 were stolen, according to NICB.

 

“Through the end of August this year, there were 97,655 vehicles that were listed as stolen and not yet recovered,” explained Joe Wehrle, NICB president and chief executive officer. “Of that number, only 38 percent had some kind of insurance coverage. So there are a lot of vehicles out there that are being stolen and the owner is left holding the bag with no car and no money to buy another one.”

 

He went on to say, “As our Hot Wheels report shows, many of these thefts end up in chop shops where they are turned into replacement parts.”