ACTION:
Publication of 2010 final theft data.
SUMMARY:
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 2010 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2010. The final 2010 theft data indicated a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2010. The final theft rate for MY 2010 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2010 is 1.17 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of 12.03 percent from the rate of 1.33 thefts per thousand in 2009. Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data and publish the information for review and comment.
DATES:
Effective date: September 21, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-4139. Her fax number is (202) 493-2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NHTSA administers a program for reducing motor vehicle theft. The central feature of this program is the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR part 541. The standard specifies performance requirements for inscribing and affixing vehicle identification numbers (VINs) onto certain major original equipment and replacement parts of high-theft lines of passenger motor vehicles.
The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. 33104(b)(4) to periodically obtain, from the most reliable source, accurate and timely theft data and publish the data for review and comment. To fulfill this statutory mandate, NHTSA has published theft data annually beginning with MYs 1983/84. Continuing to fulfill the § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2010, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 2010 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2009 theft rates. (For 2009 theft data calculations, see 76 FR 65610, October 24, 2011). As in all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to NHTSA by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a government system that receives vehicle theft information from nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies and other law enforcement authorities throughout the United States. The NCIC data also include reported thefts of self-insured and uninsured vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data sources.
The 2010 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2010 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2010 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2010, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 2010 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2009. The final theft rate for MY 2010 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2010 decreased to 1.17 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 12.03 percent from the rate of 1.33 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2009 vehicles in CY 2009. A similar decreasing trend in vehicle thefts was reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2010 Uniform Crime Report showing a 7.4% reduction in motor vehicle thefts (automobiles, trucks, buses and other vehicles) from 2009 to 2010.
For MY 2010 vehicles, out of a total of 225 vehicle lines, three lines had a theft rate higher than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the established median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994). Of the three vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, three are passenger car lines, none are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.
NHTSA's data show that the MY 2010 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 17 years as indicated by Figure 1. The agency believes that the theft rate reduction is the result of several factors including the increased use of standard antitheft devices (i.e., immobilizers) and vehicle parts marking as well as the effectiveness of combined measures used by Federal agencies, law enforcement, vehicle manufacturers and the insurance industry to help combat vehicle theft.
ER21SE12.000
On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2010 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (77 FR 38025). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2010 vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. The public was requested to comment on the accuracy of the data and to provide final production figures for individual vehicle lines. The agency did not receive any comments from the public to make adjustments to its data. As a result, the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle lines did not change from those published in the June 2012 notice.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2010 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2010 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2010 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. chapter 331, Theft Prevention.
Final Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2010 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2010
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 2010
Production (Mfr's) 2010
2010 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1
CHRYSLER
DODGE CHARGER
532
88,032
6.0433
2
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G6
111
25,586
4.3383
3
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
579
150,391
3.8500
4
CHRYSLER
300
185
52,261
3.5399
5
NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
30
9,385
3.1966
6
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
38
12,053
3.1527
7
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
130
43,022
3.0217
8
TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
1
335
2.9851
9
CHRYSLER
DODGE AVENGER
197
67,604
2.9140
10
KIA
RIO
55
18,975
2.8986
11
NISSAN
INFINITI M35/M45
12
4,287
2.7992
12
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET HHR
178
64,733
2.7498
13
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
27
9,937
2.7171
14
MERCEDES-BENZ
CL-CLASS
3
1,124
2.6690
15
BMW
7
15
5,702
2.6307
16
HYUNDAI
SONATA
195
77,219
2.5253
17
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
139
55,245
2.5161
18
KIA
OPTIMA
60
25,135
2.3871
19
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DTS
36
15,744
2.2866
20
FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
162
72,346
2.2392
21
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COBALT
260
116,273
2.2361
22
VOLVO
C70
5
2,238
2.2341
23
CHRYSLER
DODGE CALIBER
103
47,199
2.1822
24
TOYOTA
CAMRY/SOLARA
691
317,754
2.1746
25
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
381
183,777
2.0732
26
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET AVEO
65
31,692
2.0510
27
NISSAN
VERSA
162
79,164
2.0464
28
CHRYSLER
DODGE CHALLENGER
106
51,812
2.0459
29
HONDA
PILOT
42
22,528
1.8643
30
BMW
6
5
2,808
1.7806
31
CHRYSLER
SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
16
9,219
1.7355
32
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
8
4,674
1.7116
33
VOLVO
S40
12
7,306
1.6425
34
CHRYSLER
JEEP COMPASS
30
18,549
1.6173
35
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAMARO
190
117,961
1.6107
36
FORD MOTOR CO
FOCUS
279
176,089
1.5844
37
AUDI
AUDI S4/S5
11
7,068
1.5563
38
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
16
10,308
1.5522
39
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
61
40,045
1.5233
40
NISSAN
ALTIMA
340
224,551
1.5141
41
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC VIBE
21
14,075
1.4920
42
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
41
27,956
1.4666
43
SUZUKI
SX4
19
13,405
1.4174
44
KIA
FORTE
137
98,010
1.3978
45
FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
87
62,367
1.3950
46
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN VUE
4
2,904
1.3774
47
TOYOTA
4RUNNER
18
13,345
1.3488
48
NISSAN
MAXIMA
89
66,639
1.3356
49
NISSAN
XTERRA
31
23,420
1.3237
50
MAZDA
5
26
20,150
1.2903
51
TOYOTA
COROLLA
615
478,294
1.2858
52
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
194
151,343
1.2819
53
PORSCHE
PANAMERA
7
5,531
1.2656
54
NISSAN
SENTRA
116
92,736
1.2509
55
SUBARU
B9 TRIBECA
3
2,412
1.2438
56
FORD MOTOR CO
FUSION
341
280,461
1.2159
57
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MILAN
47
38,824
1.2106
58
TOYOTA
YARIS
74
63,285
1.1693
59
MAZDA
6
53
45,410
1.1671
60
NISSAN
INFINITI G37
49
42,113
1.1635
61
TOYOTA
SCION XB
24
20,718
1.1584
62
TOYOTA
MATRIX
31
26,950
1.1503
63
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA/GLI
142
123,543
1.1494
64
VOLKSWAGEN
CC
33
29,078
1.1349
65
MERCEDES-BENZ
S-CLASS
17
15,555
1.0929
66
MERCEDES-BENZ
GLK-CLASS
38
35,364
1.0745
67
VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
18
16,829
1.0696
68
TOYOTA
SCION TC
21
19,786
1.0614
69
HONDA
ACURA 3.5 RL
3
2,859
1.0493
70
KIA
SPORTAGE
13
12,465
1.0429
71
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
12
11,615
1.0331
72
MAZDA
3
164
158,778
1.0329
73
MERCEDES-BENZ
C-CLASS
58
56,579
1.0251
74
MASERATI
GRANTURISMO
1
989
1.0111
75
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC STS
3
3,010
0.9967
76
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE
55
55,836
0.9850
77
FORD MOTOR CO
FLEX
22
22,451
0.9799
78
MERCEDES-BENZ
E-CLASS
61
63,473
0.9610
79
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKS
14
14,730
0.9504
80
CHRYSLER
DODGE JOURNEY
70
74,562
0.9388
81
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LUCERNE
19
20,529
0.9255
82
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XK/XKR
2
2,198
0.9099
83
CHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
44
48,487
0.9075
84
KIA
SOUL
68
75,847
0.8965
85
BMW
3
42
47,715
0.8802
86
FORD MOTOR CO
EDGE
105
119,546
0.8783
87
CHRYSLER
DODGE NITRO
17
19,432
0.8748
88
AUDI
AUDI A3
4
4,587
0.8720
89
HYUNDAI
GENESIS
25
29,056
0.8604
90
BMW
Z4/M
1
1,165
0.8584
91
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XF
7
8,206
0.8530
92
HONDA
ACCORD CROSSTOUR
29
34,114
0.8501
93
HONDA
CIVIC
217
259,907
0.8349
94
AUDI
AUDI TT
1
1,201
0.8326
95
TOYOTA
FJ CRUISER
16
19,395
0.8250
96
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKZ
23
27,963
0.8225
97
SUBARU
IMPREZA
31
38,000
0.8158
98
TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
11
13,636
0.8067
99
BENTLEY MOTORS
CONTINENTAL
1
1,249
0.8006
100
TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
43
54,895
0.7833
101
NISSAN
CUBE
15
19,411
0.7728
102
HONDA
ACURA ZDX
3
3,994
0.7511
103
FORD MOTOR CO
ESCAPE
146
200,970
0.7265
104
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC CANYON PICKUP
6
8,394
0.7148
105
NISSAN
GT-R
1
1,420
0.7042
106
HONDA
ACCORD
198
281,286
0.7039
107
HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
39
55,423
0.7037
108
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
21
29,952
0.7011
109
KIA
SEDONA VAN
11
15,716
0.6999
110
TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP
77
111,599
0.6900
111
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
58
84,152
0.6892
112
AUDI
AUDI A4/A5
26
38,497
0.6754
113
MERCEDES-BENZ
SLK-CLASS
1
1,505
0.6645
114
NISSAN
370Z
7
10,913
0.6414
115
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SRX
31
48,740
0.6360
116
TOYOTA
SCION XD
10
15,884
0.6296
117
CHRYSLER
JEEP PATRIOT
25
40,670
0.6147
118
HONDA
ACURA MDX
21
34,613
0.6067
119
AUDI
AUDI A6
4
6,777
0.5902
120
SUZUKI
KIZASHI
4
6,807
0.5876
121
KIA
RONDO
1
1,713
0.5838
122
NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
26
44,888
0.5792
123
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKX
12
21,164
0.5670
124
FORD MOTOR CO
CROWN VICTORIA
1
1,809
0.5528
125
TOYOTA
VENZA
27
49,445
0.5461
126
VOLKSWAGEN
TIGUAN
9
17,505
0.5141
127
BMW
1
3
5,890
0.5093
128
HONDA
INSIGHT
22
43,523
0.5055
129
TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
21
41,696
0.5036
130
NISSAN
ROGUE
44
89,165
0.4935
131
TOYOTA
RAV4
89
180,634
0.4927
132
HONDA
ELEMENT
8
16,560
0.4831
133
HONDA
ACURA TSX
23
47,770
0.4815
134
TOYOTA
AVALON
7
14,551
0.4811
135
HYUNDAI
TUCSON
11
22,950
0.4793
136
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP
12
25,073
0.4786
137
VOLVO
V50
1
2,148
0.4655
138
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MARINER
14
30,142
0.4645
139
SUBARU
LEGACY
16
34,726
0.4607
140
CHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
45
98,149
0.4585
141
BMW
MINI COOPER
18
40,706
0.4422
142
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/RABBIT/GTI
11
24,911
0.4416
143
TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
3
6,801
0.4411
144
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
5
11,358
0.4402
145
MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
3
7,090
0.4231
146
TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
23
54,389
0.4229
147
HONDA
ACURA 3.2 TL
15
37,466
0.4004
148
FORD MOTOR CO
RANGER PICKUP
22
58,434
0.3765
149
NISSAN
MURANO
22
58,921
0.3734
150
AUDI
AUDI Q5
7
18,853
0.3713
151
SUBARU
OUTBACK
25
71,253
0.3509
152
VOLVO
S80
3
8,805
0.3407
153
BMW
5
12
35,988
0.3334
154
SUBARU
FORESTER
37
111,861
0.3308
155
TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
49
152,431
0.3215
156
HONDA
CR-V
64
200,327
0.3195
157
TOYOTA
PRIUS
78
250,553
0.3113
158
VOLVO
XC90
3
9,846
0.3047
159
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
4
13,204
0.3029
160
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC TERRAIN
13
48,605
0.2675
161
SUZUKI
VITARA/GRAND VITARA
2
7,498
0.2667
162
HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
30
113,418
0.2645
163
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
4
15,936
0.2510
164
PORSCHE
911
1
4,030
0.2481
165
TOYOTA
LEXUS HS
4
18,091
0.2211
166
FORD MOTOR CO
TRANSIT CONNECT VAN
8
36,886
0.2169
167
HONDA
ACURA RDX
3
14,117
0.2125
168
NISSAN
INFINITI EX35
2
9,536
0.2097
169
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET EQUINOX
29
139,654
0.2077
170
SAAB
9-3
1
5,090
0.1965
171
VOLVO
XC60
3
17,202
0.1744
172
VOLKSWAGEN
EOS
1
5,762
0.1736
173
MAZDA
CX-7
7
40,443
0.1731
174
HONDA
FIT
12
69,465
0.1727
175
BMW
X3
1
6,566
0.1523
176
MAZDA
CX-9
1
15,464
0.0647
177
ASTON MARTIN
DB9
0
68
0.0000
178
ASTON MARTIN
DBS
0
169
0.0000
179
ASTON MARTIN
RAPIDE
0
135
0.0000
180
ASTON MARTIN
VANTAGE
0
229
0.0000
181
AUDI
AUDI A8
0
649
0.0000
182
AUDI
AUDI R8
0
546
0.0000
183
AUDI
AUDI S6
0
140
0.0000
184
BENTLEY MOTORS
AZURE
0
38
0.0000
185
BENTLEY MOTORS
BROOKLANDS
0
2
0.0000
186
BMW
M3
0
1,869
0.0000
187
BMW
M5
0
386
0.0000
188
BMW
M6
0
523
0.0000
189
BUGATTI
VEYRON
0
8
0.0000
190
CHRYSLER
DODGE VIPER
0
384
0.0000
191
FERRARI
458
0
474
0.0000
192
FERRARI
599
0
153
0.0000
193
FERRARI
612 SCAGLIETTI
0
26
0.0000
194
FERRARI
CALIFORNIA
0
1,127
0.0000
195
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE
0
529
0.0000
196
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
272
0.0000
197
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G5
0
3
0.0000
198
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN AURA
0
20
0.0000
199
HYUNDAI
AZERA
0
1,121
0.0000
200
HYUNDAI
VERACRUZ
0
8,344
0.0000
201
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER LR2
0
4,430
0.0000
202
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XJ
0
68
0.0000
203
LAMBORGHINI
GALLARDO
0
190
0.0000
204
LAMBORGHINI
MURCIELAGO
0
59
0.0000
205
LOTUS
ELISE
0
354
0.0000
206
MASERATI
QUATTROPORTE
0
394
0.0000
207
MAZDA
RX-8
0
1,217
0.0000
208
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
0
4,180
0.0000
209
MERCEDES-BENZ
CLS-CLASS
0
1,352
0.0000
210
MERCEDES-BENZ
MAYBACH 57
0
1
0.0000
211
MERCEDES-BENZ
SMART FORTWO
0
3,255
0.0000
212
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
0
793
0.0000
213
NISSAN
INFINITI FX50
0
460
0.0000
214
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
0
1,421
0.0000
215
PORSCHE
CAYMAN
0
955
0.0000
216
ROLLS ROYCE
GHOST
0
604
0.0000
217
ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
0
281
0.0000
218
ROUSH PERFORMANCE
RPP MUSTANG
0
766
0.0000
219
SAAB
9-5
0
644
0.0000
220
SPYKER
C8
0
5
0.0000
221
SUZUKI
EQUATOR PICKUP
0
1,230
0.0000
222
TESLA
ROADSTER
0
278
0.0000
223
VOLVO
C30
0
1,536
0.0000
224
VOLVO
V70
0
1,496
0.0000
225
VOLVO
XC70
0
6,379
0.0000
Issued on: September 14, 2012.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012-23308 Filed 9-20-12; 8:45 am]
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