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 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0082]
 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),  Department of Transportation.
 ACTION: Publication of 2012 final theft data.
 SUMMARY: This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 2012 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2012. The final 2012 theft data indicated an increase in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2012. The final theft rate for MY 2012 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2012 is 1.1294 thefts per thousand vehicles, an increase of 14.21 percent from the rate of 0.9889 thefts per thousand in 2011. 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:*
                         November 25, 2014.
 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 section 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2012, the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 2012 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2011 theft rates. (For 2011 theft data calculations, see 79 FR 7090.) 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 2012 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2012 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2012 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2012, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final 2012 theft data show a slight increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2011. The final theft rate for MY 2012 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2012 increased to 1.1294 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 14.21 percent from the rate of 0.9889 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2011 vehicles in CY 2011. A similar increasing trend in vehicle thefts was reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2012 Uniform Crime Report showing a 0.6% increase in motor vehicle thefts (automobiles, trucks, buses and other vehicles) from 2011 to 2012. Historically, the data has shown an overall decreasing trend in theft rates since CY 1993, with periods of increase from one year to the next. The agency welcomed public comment on the cause for the slight increase, but none were received. For MY 2012 vehicles, out of a total of 211 vehicle lines, nine 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 nine vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, eight are passenger car lines, one is a multipurpose passenger vehicle line, and none are light-duty truck lines. 
 
  On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2012 passenger motor vehicles in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     (79 FR 45412). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2012 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 that would 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 August 2014 notice. Subsequent to the August 5, 2014, publication of preliminary theft data, BYD Motors, Inc. (BYD) submitted its EPA production data for the e6 vehicle line. NHTSA has corrected the final theft data to include an entry for the BYD e6 vehicle line. As a result of this correction, the final theft list has been revised accordingly. The BYD e6, previously omitted, is ranked No. 211 with a theft rate of 0.0000. The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2012 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2012 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2012 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 2012 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2012
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 2012
Production (Mfr's) 2012
2012 Theft rate (per 1,000
                             vehicles 
                             produced)1 MERCEDES-BENZ
CL-CLASS
17
827
20.55622 MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
34
6,186
5.49633 MAZDA
6
202
40,004
5.04954 CHRYSLER
DODGE CHARGER
316
66,432
4.75675 NISSAN
INFINITI FX35/FX50
35
8,902
3.93176 CHRYSLER
DODGE AVENGER
329
85,365
3.85407 CHRYSLER
300
232
60,287
3.84838 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
604
165,986
3.63899 MITSUBISHI
GALANT
67
18,600
3.602210 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA
112
31,797
3.522311 BMW
6
19
5,609
3.387412 CHRYSLER
DODGE CHALLENGER
143
43,080
3.319413 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAMARO
249
80,707
3.085214 TOYOTA
YARIS
166
54,886
3.024515 NISSAN
PATHFINDER
47
15,765
2.981316 CHRYSLER
200
352
121,175
2.9049( print page 70117)17 MERCEDES-BENZ
S-CLASS
29
11,443
2.534318 NISSAN
ALTIMA
760
313,956
2.420719 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
509
225,791
2.254320 FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
178
80,487
2.211521 AUDI
AUDI A8
10
4,538
2.203622 VOLVO
XC90
3
1,377
2.178623 NISSAN
INFINITI M35H/M37/M56
28
13,731
2.039224 BMW
B7
1
492
2.032525 NISSAN
MAXIMA
129
65,150
1.980026 MAZDA
2
32
16,169
1.979127 PORSCHE
PANAMERA
13
7,056
1.842428 NISSAN
VERSA
272
149,418
1.820429 HONDA
ACURA ZDX
2
1,122
1.782530 FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
69
39,314
1.755131 MERCEDES-BENZ
GLK-CLASS
45
26,554
1.694732 BMW
7
23
13,696
1.679333 NISSAN
SENTRA
229
139,585
1.640634 GENERAL MOTORS
GMC CANYON PICKUP
22
13,690
1.607035 MASERATI
GRANTURISMO
3
1,953
1.536136 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
17
11,144
1.525537 JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XK/XKR
2
1,323
1.511738 NISSAN
INFINITI G25/G37
85
56,585
1.502239 KIA
FORTE
106
72,284
1.466440 VOLVO
C70
7
4,787
1.462341 TOYOTA
COROLLA
304
197,973
1.425742 MAZDA
CX-7
11
7,945
1.384543 CHRYSLER
DODGE CALIBER
15
10,953
1.369544 JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XJ
7
5,158
1.357145 KIA
RIO
34
25,441
1.336446 FORD MOTOR CO
FOCUS
413
318,556
1.296547 SUZUKI
SX4
20
15,617
1.280748 AUDI
AUDI A7
15
11,768
1.274649 KIA
OPTIMA
132
106,747
1.236650 AUDI
AUDI A3
9
7,287
1.235151 BMW
5
53
43,103
1.229652 FORD MOTOR CO
FUSION
371
308,520
1.202553 CHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
124
104,184
1.190254 SUZUKI
GRAND VITARA
8
6,923
1.155655 HYUNDAI
SONATA
264
230,381
1.145956 TOYOTA
SCION TC
24
21,188
1.132757 VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
107
95,583
1.119458 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CRUZE
297
270,622
1.097559 MERCEDES-BENZ
C-CLASS
84
76,638
1.096160 HYUNDAI
ACCENT
80
73,458
1.089161 HYUNDAI
GENESIS
41
37,741
1.086462 VOLVO
S80
4
3,748
1.067263 VOLVO
C30
3
2,841
1.056064 TOYOTA
CAMRY
547
523,846
1.044265 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK REGAL
26
26,003
0.999966 VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
176
178,153
0.987967 TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
8
8,102
0.987468 FIAT
500
60
60,935
0.984769 HONDA
PILOT
42
42,657
0.984670 BENTLEY MOTORS
CONTINENTAL
2
2,060
0.970971 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
51
52,531
0.970972 MAZDA
5
31
32,530
0.953073 NISSAN
QUEST VAN
20
21,388
0.935174 KIA
SOUL
94
100,672
0.933775 MAZDA
3
129
142,875
0.902976 VOLKSWAGEN
CC
26
29,350
0.885977 TOYOTA
AVALON
18
20,938
0.859778 HONDA
ACCORD
275
325,034
0.846179 FORD MOTOR CO
FIESTA
50
59,978
0.833680 FORD MOTOR CO
ESCAPE
199
238,713
0.833681 HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
49
59,411
0.824882 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET SONIC
69
83,979
0.821683 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LACROSSE
50
60,891
0.821184 CHRYSLER
DODGE JOURNEY
62
77,471
0.8003( print page 70118)85 NISSAN
370Z
5
6,271
0.797386 JAGUAR LAND ROVER
XF
5
6,288
0.795287 KIA
SPORTAGE
33
41,590
0.793588 VOLKSWAGEN
GTI
14
18,586
0.753389 MERCEDES-BENZ
E-CLASS
38
50,591
0.751190 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKZ
28
37,676
0.743291 HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
125
169,256
0.738592 FORD MOTOR CO
EDGE
56
75,972
0.737193 TOYOTA
VENZA
17
23,128
0.735094 HONDA
CIVIC
333
455,627
0.730995 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKS
5
6,890
0.725796 KIA
SEDONA VAN
24
33,319
0.720397 HONDA
CR-Z
4
5,609
0.713198 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP
36
50,765
0.709299 HONDA
CROSSTOUR
19
26,934
0.7054100 MITSUBISHI
I-MIEV
1
1,435
0.6969101 CHRYSLER
JEEP COMPASS
30
43,360
0.6919102 AUDI
AUDI Q7
6
8,951
0.6703103 BMW
3
29
43,714
0.6634104 MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
14
21,288
0.6576105 HONDA
ACURA TSX
24
36,921
0.6500106 MITSUBISHI
LANCER
11
16,958
0.6487107 HYUNDAI
VELOSTER
20
30,980
0.6456108 VOLVO
S60
22
34,378
0.6399109 PORSCHE
911
5
8,114
0.6162110 MAZDA
CX-9
20
32,980
0.6064111 TOYOTA
SCION XB
27
44,722
0.6037112 SUBARU
LEGACY
23
39,094
0.5883113 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKX
10
17,121
0.5841114 HONDA
ACURA RDX
5
8,786
0.5691115 CHRYSLER
JEEP PATRIOT
34
59,849
0.5681116 KIA
SORENTO
60
107,269
0.5593117 JAGUAR LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER EVOQUE
5
9,075
0.5510118 BMW
X3
8
14,543
0.5501119 NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
39
71,502
0.5454120 VOLVO
XC70
3
5,507
0.5448121 NISSAN
ROGUE
76
140,561
0.5407122 TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
17
31,725
0.5359123 VOLKSWAGEN
TIGUAN
16
29,862
0.5358124 SUBARU
IMPREZA
35
67,058
0.5219125 AUDI
AUDI S4/S5
4
7,710
0.5188126 TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
68
132,822
0.5120127 TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP
65
127,812
0.5086128 NISSAN
XTERRA
11
22,343
0.4923129 TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
55
112,906
0.4871130 SUBARU
TRIBECA
1
2,085
0.4796131 AUDI
AUDI A4/A5
18
37,744
0.4769132 HONDA
ACURA MDX
24
50,568
0.4746133 HYUNDAI
TUCSON
27
57,218
0.4719134 MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
3
6,501
0.4615135 BMW
M3
1
2,170
0.4608136 TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
30
65,554
0.4576137 BMW
1
4
8,770
0.4561138 CHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
64
141,387
0.4527139 HONDA
ACURA TL
24
53,260
0.4506140 HONDA
INSIGHT
3
6,723
0.4462141 FORD MOTOR CO
FLEX
9
20,181
0.4460142 GENERAL MOTORS
GMC TERRAIN
44
100,103
0.4395143 SUBARU
FORESTER
27
64,142
0.4209144 TOYOTA
FJ CRUISER
6
14,852
0.4040145 MERCEDES-BENZ
SLK-CLASS
2
4,953
0.4038146 MERCEDES-BENZ
SMART FORTWO
2
5,035
0.3972147 VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
10
25,207
0.3967148 NISSAN
MURANO
23
58,188
0.3953149 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET EQUINOX
87
220,965
0.3937150 VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
12
30,622
0.3919151 TOYOTA
RAV4
62
170,414
0.3638152 AUDI
AUDI Q5
12
33,880
0.3542( print page 70119)153 HYUNDAI
EQUUS
1
2,848
0.3511154 NISSAN
JUKE
13
37,933
0.3427155 JAGUAR LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER LR2
1
2,921
0.3423156 BMW
MINI COOPER
24
70,328
0.3413157 TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
11
32,739
0.3360158 NISSAN
CUBE
2
6,021
0.3322159 AUDI
AUDI A6
6
18,374
0.3265160 SUZUKI
KIZASHI
2
6,331
0.3159161 VOLVO
XC60
5
16,144
0.3097162 TOYOTA
SCION IQ
3
9,744
0.3079163 TOYOTA
PRIUS
67
220,571
0.3038164 SUBARU
OUTBACK WAGON
29
97,633
0.2970165 HONDA
CR-V
68
230,293
0.2953166 TOYOTA
LEXUS CT
6
21,668
0.2769167 NISSAN
INFINITI EX35
1
3,734
0.2678168 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SRX
18
67,705
0.2659169 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK VERANO
8
32,639
0.2451170 HYUNDAI
VERACRUZ
2
8,560
0.2336171 HONDA
FIT
11
50,757
0.2167172 VOLKSWAGEN
EOS
2
11,140
0.1795173 FORD MOTOR CO
TRANSIT CONNECT VAN
7
43,125
0.1623174 HYUNDAI
AZERA
1
7,745
0.1291175 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VOLT
2
18,355
0.1090176 ASTON MARTIN
DB9
0
47
0.0000177 ASTON MARTIN
DBS
0
106
0.0000178 ASTON MARTIN
RAPIDE
0
210
0.0000179 ASTON MARTIN
V12 VANTAGE
0
85
0.0000180 ASTON MARTIN
V8 VANTAGE
0
306
0.0000181 ASTON MARTIN
VIRAGE
0
302
0.0000182 BMW
M6
0
252
0.0000183 BMW
Z4
0
2,203
0.0000184 ROLLS ROYCE
GHOST
0
764
0.0000185 ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
0
53
0.0000186 FERRARI
458
0
685
0.0000187 FERRARI
CALIFORNIA
0
566
0.0000188 FERRARI
FF
0
259
0.0000189 MASERATI
QUATTROPORTE
0
519
0.0000190 CODA AUTOMOTIVE
CODA
0
115
0.0000191 SAAB
9-4X
0
26
0.0000192 HONDA
ACURA RL
0
398
0.0000193 LOTUS
EVORA
0
146
0.0000194 MCLAREN
MP4-12C
0
697
0.0000195 MERCEDES-BENZ
B-CLASS
0
25
0.0000196 MERCEDES-BENZ
SL-CLASS
0
928
0.0000197 MERCEDES-BENZ
SLS-CLASS
0
1,275
0.0000198 NISSAN
GT-R
0
1,228
0.0000199 NISSAN
LEAF
0
11,460
0.0000200 PORSCHE
BOXSTER
0
754
0.0000201 PORSCHE
CAYMAN
0
1,022
0.0000202 SUZUKI
EQUATOR PICKUP
0
2,392
0.0000203 TESLA
MODEL S
0
2,952
0.0000204 TOYOTA
LEXUS HS
0
503
0.0000205 AUDI
AUDI R8
0
1,272
0.0000206 AUDI
AUDI TT
0
2,259
0.0000207 BENTLEY MOTORS
MULSANNE
0
233
0.0000208 BUGATTI
VEYRON
0
5
0.0000209 LAMBORGHINI
AVENTADOR COUPE
0
252
0.0000210 LAMBORGHINI
GALLARDO
0
285
0.0000211 BYD
E6
0
11
0.0000Theft rate per 1,000 vehicles produced = Total theft ÷ Total production × 1000
12,172
10,777,418
1.1294
 
 
 Under authority delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95. R. Ryan Posten Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.


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