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The report by National Insurance Crime Bureau looks into the
number of car thefts per registered car owner in each state.
"Law enforcement agencies and communities across the United
States continue to be plagued by record and near-record levels
of vehicular crime as monthly theft totals nationwide
consistently exceeded 75,000 in 2022," the report said.
"According to new analysis conducted by the National Insurance
Crime Bureau ... more than 1 million vehicles were stolen last
year, marking a 7% increase over 2021."
The report said California and Texas had the most reported
stolen vehicles in 2022, but Illinois had "the largest increase
of any top 10 state with thefts increasing by an estimated 35%
between 2021 and 2022."
Analysis of NICB data by CarVertical, a car consumer website,
shows Illinois had nine vehicle thefts per 1,000 registered
vehicles, fifth highest rate in the country.
Andrew Perkins, regional vice president of the National
Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, had previously said
crime can impact how much Illinoisans pay for insurance.
"Crime would factor into it. You mentioned carjacking, and sure,
that is one of many factors that goes into it," Perkins said in
February. "It's all about the percentage of carjackings and the
percentage of burglaries."
A 2022 report by Wirepoints showed that the amount of carjacking
incidents has increased year by year.
In that same year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker allocated $250 million to
help address the issue.
Even with the extra funding, Illinois has the joint fifth
highest rate of vehicle thefts, with nine out of every 1,000
vehicles registered as being stolen, which is tied with New
York.
Colorado finished number one in the CarVertical analysis. Other
midwestern states such as Missouri and Ohio also found
themselves in the top 10.
Greg Bishop contributed to this
report.
Andrew Hensel reports on issues in Chicago and
Statewide. He has been with The Center Square News since April
of 2021 and was previously with The Joliet Slammers.
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