A newly released report from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) shows the Audi S8 headed the government\’s list
and the Toyota Camry was the most-stolen new car in 2009. While that
sounds ominous, the fact that out of 227 Audi S8\’s sold, 2 were stolen, puts a
slightly different interpretation on it, even though on the it.
A close second was the 2009 Shelby GT Mustang, which had 5 stolen out of the
581 that were sold – or a theft rate of 8.61 per 1,000 sold.
Also in the top five was BMW\’s M5, with a theft of 7.58 per 1,000, followed by the
Dodge Charger (6.47 per 1,000) and Honda\’s S2000 (5.60 per 1,000).
Although the report does not track light trucks, that would include SUV\’s, the
Cadillac Escalade has been shown to top the overall list of most-stolen vehicles.
On the other hand, NHTSA concludes that the overall theft rate has fallen to 1.33
per 1,000 – down from 2008 when it was 1.69 per 1,000. The general consensus is
the increased use of standard anti-theft devices, vehicle parts marking as well
as increased public awareness and improved prosecution efforts by law
enforcement.

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