NICB: Port/Border Vehicle Theft Areas

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that nine of the top 10 metropolitan areas for vehicle theft are in or near ports and Canadian and Mexican borders or within easy reach of them.
For the second consecutive year, the Phoenix-Mesa area had the highest vehicle theft rate in the nation.

The 10 metropolitan areas (MSAs) with the highest vehicle theft rates in 2002 were:

1. Phoenix, Ariz.
2. Fresno, Calif.
3. Modesto, Calif.
4. Stockton-Lodi, Calif.
5. Las Vegas, Nev.
6. Miami, Fla.
7. Sacramento, Calif.
8. Oakland, Calif.
9. Seattle, Wash.
10. Tacoma, Wash.