More than 25 percent of luxury cars taken from the beginning of 2010 through 2013 were never returned to their Floridian owners, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said today in a report. Cars that go unrecovered are frequently dismantled and sold for parts in the U.S. or abroad. Nationwide, about 17 percent of stolen luxury vehicles in the period were never found, according to the data.
“Florida is surrounded by water and surrounded by ports,” Jason Mayberry, a Tampa-based trial lawyer who represents clients in theft cases, said in an interview. “It’s easier for them to be stolen and shipped overseas in a cargo box.”
Luxury cars comprise a small percentage of all the cars stolen, according to the NICB. There were 5,570 luxury vehicles reported stolen in the U.S. from 2010 to 2013. Only vehicle models from 2011 to 2013 were included in the NICB report.
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