COLUMBUS, Ohio – The car most often stolen in the rest of the U.S. barely makes the top 10 in Ohio.
A new report by an insurance industry organization shows that the 1994 full-size Chevrolet pickup was the most common vehicle to be stolen in Ohio last year.
Nationally, the top spot belongs to the Honda Accord, which was No. 8 on the Ohio list.
It was the second straight year that this Chevy truck headed the list from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The 2000 Dodge Caravan, which used to be at the top of the list, was second.
The Ford full-size pickup was third, followed by the Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and the Buick Century in the top five.
The Chevy Impala, Chevy small-size pickup, Accord, Ford Explorer and Oldsmobile Cutlass/Supreme and Ciera
The rankings from the Ohio Insurance Institute are dominated by old cars, which are easier to steal, don’t stand out and contain popular replacement parts, making them profitable to “chop.”