[Report] Ford F-250 is the most popular vehicle among thieves, Cadillac Escalade drops to sixth place

Can most commercial truck in America to be the Ford F-150, but research institute Highway Loss Data showed that favorite vehicle for the robbers is the biggest sibling, the Ford F-250. The research took place in the three years 2010 to 2012 and includes a replacement or theft of the vehicle or the whole vehicle. To this effect coming to dethrone Cadillac Escalade that had this insipid first since 2003.

The frequency of theft cases for the F-250 amounts to 7 per 1,000 insured vehicles, with an average cost of damage to 7,060 USD. Unlike the Escalade, because of the new security systems presented in 2011 and reduced sales, lost his primacy and fell to sixth place with a frequency of 5.5 cases per 1000 vehicles.

General picture, however, shows that pickup trucks remain the favorite prey of robbers and after the F-250 followed by the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 and the Ford F-350, while continuing to meet the Escalade and Chevrolet Suburban , GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe.

Finally, the models with the lowest incidence of theft is the Dodge Journey, the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Audi A4 sedan, the Acura RDX, the Toyota Matrix and the Lexus HS 250h.