Illinois near top of list among states with worst auto-theft rates

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Illinois has the fifth-highest rate of car thefts in the country, according to a new report.

There were nearly 39,000 cars stolen in Illinois last year, National Insurance Crime Bureau data said. That’s nine out of every 1,000 cars.

carVertical -- a platform that sells vehicle histories -- crunched the numbers that saw Illinois in line with New York but well below Missouri, Washington and Colorado, which led the nation with a rate three times that of Illinois.

There was reportedly a 13% jump in car thefts on average in the 10 highest states.

The most stolen vehicles were pickup trucks made by Chevy and Ford; followed by Honda Civics and Accords and Toyota Camrys.

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