U.S. Motorcycle Thefts Increased 6% In 2015

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2015. A total of 45,555 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2015 compared with 42,856 reported stolen in 2014—an increase of 6 percent. Motorcycle thefts have been on a consecutive, nine-year decline going from 66,774 thefts in 2006 to 42,856 in 2014 for a drop of 36 percent. When we include 2015’s number, the decline is still a healthy 32 percent for the period.