AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST November 2019

Motorcycle thefts down in 2018

California Reported Most Cases

Motorcycle thefts were down about 6 percent in 2018, according to a report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Owners reported 41,674 motorcycle thefts for the year, compared to 44,268 in 2017.

California topped the list of states with the most motorcycle thefts in 2018, reporting 7,035. Florida was No. 2 with 4,279, followed by Texas (3,073), New York (1,777), South Carolina (1,743), North Carolina (1,466), Indiana (1,229), Missouri (1,194), Georgia (1,174) and Colorado (1,109).

The top 10 cities for motorcycle thefts in 2018 were New York (1,310), Los Angeles (628), Miami (595), Las Vegas (540), San Diego (527), San Francisco (520), Houston (460), Philadelphia (404), Austin (329) and San Jose (322).

The top 10 most stolen motorcycles in 2018 by manufacturer were Honda (8,260 thefts), Yamaha (6,655), Suzuki (4,882), Kawasaki (4,861), Harley-Davidson (4,769), Taotao (1,851), KTM (780), Genuine Cycle (515), Ducati (455) and Kymco (413).