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This year's Hot Wheels report is out. The annual report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau details the ten most stolen vehicles in the United States.\\xa0
The data comes from information submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
According to the FBI, 748,841 vehicles were reported stolen in the United States in 2018, which is a 3% decline from 2017. It's about a million less than the high watermark of 1.7 million thefts in 1991.
The top ten cars stolen in 2018 were:\\xa0
According to the Insurance Information Institute, motor vehicle theft in 2018 accounted for about $6 billion in losses.\\xa0
The NICB recommends car owners use four "layers of protection" to guard against vehicle theft. Some seem a little over the top, like kills switches and tracking devices.\\xa0
However, according to the NICB, the easiest and most cost-effective way to thwart would-be thieves is common sense. Take your keys and lock your doors, in that order.\\xa0
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