The top-selling hybrid electric vehicle is a surprisingly tough sell to car thieves, according to a new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
With over 1.2 million sold as of April 2012, the Toyota Prius accounts for half of all hybrids on the road today. Yet, despite its allure to consumers, the popular model has both a remarkably low theft rate and a high recovery rate.
The NICB reported this and other findings in its detailed analysis after charting the history of Prius thefts from when the model was first introduced to the U.S. auto market in 2000 through June 30, 2012. The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) logged the first Prius theft on September 4, 2000. Since then, hybrids have made up a small part of total U.S. auto theft equation.
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