1997-1999 Ohio Motor Vehicle Thefts by Selected Cities

1997–1999 Ohio Motor Vehicle Thefts By Selected Cities

	Site Map
	Preface
	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
-	Ohio Auto Thefts
-	US Auto Thefts
-	Arson: A Costly Crime
-	The Impact of Insurance Fraud
	1997–99 Ohio Motor Vehicle Thefts by Selected Cities
-	1999 Top 10 Stolen Vehicles in Ohio and Selected Cities
-	1999 Top 10 Reported Stolen Vehicles in US and 1998–99 US Motor Vehicle Thefts by State
-	Ohio's Crime Picture
-	US Crime Clock: 1995 and 1999
	Chapter 6
	Chapter 7
	Glossary
	OII Sound-Off Page

In 1999, the estimated direct loss in Ohio attributed to cars that were stolen and never recovered approached $79 million.

Determining economic losses

According to FBI Uniform Crime Reports, an estimated 67% of the autos stolen in 1999 were recovered. Based on this stolen recovery rate, 33% of vehicles stolen are not recovered. The FBI also estimates that the unrecovered stolen autos had an average value of $6,104. Thus, to obtain the “Direct Losses of Unrecovered Vehicles” estimates, 33% of the number of motor vehicle thefts for a given city was multiplied by the average dollar amount ($6,104) to obtain the estimate.

These computations do not take into consideration the following costs:

Damage to stolen recovered vehicles
Law enforcement
Court administration
Injuries
Damage to other property

Click here for the chart "1997–1999 Ohio Motor Vehicle Thefts by Selected Cities".

Theft losses decline by half when cars are equipped with passive immobilizing antitheft devices. These devices include ignition cutoffs, and starter and fuel system disablers.
(Highway Loss Data Institute, 7/00)