Although there were still almost 41,000 motorcycles stolen in 2019 motorcycle theft in the US has dropped 12% from 2016 to 2019, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Many industry experts believe this four-year drop in motorcycle theft can be partially attributed to most newer motorcycles being equipped with more sophisticated security systems making amateur motorcycle theft much harder.
Motorcycle Theft by Year:
2016 - 46,467
2017 - 44,268
2018 - 41,674
2019 - 40,380
Motorcycle Theft by State (2019):
California: 6,193
Florida: 4,085
Texas: 3,165
S Carolina: 1,601
New York: 1,573
N Carolina: 1,506
Missouri: 1,349
Colorado: 1,219
Georgia: 1,070
Washington: 1,064
Motorcycle Theft by Brand (US 2019):
Honda: 8,122
Yamaha: 6,495
Harley-Davidson: 4,737
Suzuki: 4,686
Kawasaki: 4,641
Of the 40,830 motorcycles stolen in 2019, 18,857 (46%) were recovered.
Even though motorcycle thefts are on the decline and motorcycle security systems are becoming more sophisticated, motorcycle owners should continue to take steps to prevent motorcycles theft.
(source for above statistics National Insurance Crime Bureau)
