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The 2002-03 model Cadillac Escalade EXT, a luxury pickup, and
the 2002-03 model Nissan Maxima, a midsize sedan, have the highest
theft claim rates among newer passenger vehicles. The Escalade
and Maxima have theft claim rates 7 to 8 times the average for
all cars. These are the latest insurance theft loss results for
passenger vehicles 1 to 3 years old published by the Highway Loss
Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety.
NICB theft studies have been faulted as misleading because they
fail to take into consideration the overall number of cars of
a specific model on the road. One reason Accords and Camrys are
so frequently stolen is that they are popular vehicles that have
been sold in the U.S. for a long time so there are simply more
of them available to steal.
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Frequency of Theft
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Class/Model
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Theft Frequency
(claims per 1,000 insured vehicle years)
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Cadillac Escalade EXT (2002-2003)
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20.2
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Nissan Maxima (2002-2003)
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17.0
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Cadillac Escalade (2002-2003) (SUV)
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10.2
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Dodge Stratus/Chrysler Sebring
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8.3
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Dodge Intrepid
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7.9
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Average for all vehicles
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2.6
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Full story at http://www.highwaysafety.org/news_releases/2004/pr101904.htm#
For more studies by the Highway
Loss Data Institute
http://www.hwysafety.org/default.htm
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