Copper was targeted in 96 percent of all metal thefts in the past three years, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), with criminals going after business owners and homeowners evenly.
Aluminum trailed far behind as the second-most stolen metal, with only 965 claims reported in the same time period versus 32,586 for copper.
Of nearly 34,000 claims for copper, bronze, brass, and aluminum theft submitted to ISO ClaimSearch between 2010 and 2012, more than half of the reported copper claims fell under commercial policies and about 45 percent fell under personal lines.
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