Auto thefts saw another massive drop in occurrences last year, with the number of cars reported stolen in 2025 falling 23% compared to 2024 — and that's on top of the 17% percent decline in 2024 versus 2023. Those were the two largest annual car-theft declines in the past 40 years, according to the nonprofit National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
There are a number of factors at work here, too. Some of the change can likely be marked down to the world moving on from the pandemic years, when the number of stolen cars spiked significantly. Then, there was the easily preventable Kia Boys theft crisis, now seemingly addressed, and the fact that it's virtually impossible to hotwire modern cars.
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