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The NICB determined that 19, 961 2009-2011 model year SUVs and CUVs were reported stolen in the U.S. during the period covered in the study.
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Under a memorandum of understanding, CBP provides information with NICB in a law enforcement capacity involving investigations of active cases of vehicle fraud and theft.
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Interestingly, many of the models that appeared on the annual NICB Hot Wheels Report, also appear on the list of the top-selling used car models from Edmunds.com.
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Data from license plate readers is considered law enforcement sensitive and can only be shared with law enforcement personnel and special investigative units of the NICB on an official need-to-know basis.
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All told, the 11 major holidays accounted for a total of 20, 999 stolen cars during 2010, says the NICB, which is down from 22, 991 vehicles purloined during the same days in 2009.
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The Escalade, meanwhile has never ranked higher than number 11 out of the top 25 most-stolen models dating back to 2005, according to the NICB, which puts yet another urban myth to rest.
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