Automotive Fleet News

DES PLAINES, IL --- New Year's Day was the leading holiday for reported vehicle thefts in 2008, according to an analysis issued recently by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Among holidays, your vehicle was safest on New Year's Eve and Christmas Day.

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DES PLAINES, IL --- Through formal information exchange agreements with three private companies, the National Insurance Crime Bureau has boosted efforts to detect and identify stolen vehicles.

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DES PLAINES, IL --- The National Insurance Crime Bureau is creating a free public database of vehicles declared a total loss by insurers, allowing the public to enter vehicle identification numbers to see whether a car has a hidden history, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio --- According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there is an average of 1.2 million motor vehicle thefts each year, making vehicle theft the nation's No. 1 property crime.

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DES PLAINES, Ill. --- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Modesto, Calif., had the highest per capita rate for vehicle thefts in the nation in 2007.

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