GLOBAL SECURITY: Car theft and security trends in North America

GLOBAL SECURITY: Car theft and security trends in North America published by SBD in May, 2009. This report price starts from US $ 1920.

Introduction

Abstract

This report provides an analysis of the insurance situation, theft trends and legislation changes relating to vehicle security Canada and the USA; collectively referred to as ' North America' in this report. Theft statistics show that car theft in North America has been reducing over recent years although it is still relatively high compared to other Western countries. The reduction is mainly due to the increased level of immobiliser fitment to new cars since the late 1990' s and the vehicles now at highest risk of theft are older models without immobilisers. There are no standards for the performance of immobiliser systems in the USA and despite legislative requirements in Canada there is no defined test method to evaluate system effectiveness.

Changes to the legislation in Canada & USA allowing deletion of the steering lock where an electronic immobiliser is fitted will give vehicle manufacturers opportunities to reduce cost, however, this is likely to have a negative impact on security performance.

Table of Contents

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 USA market status
• 1.3 Canadian market status
• 1.4 Background to theft in North America
• 1.5 Current situation

2. North American Market

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Theft in USA
• 2.3 Theft in Canada

3. Theft methods

• 3.1 Obtaining keys fraudulently
• 3.2 Sophisticated theft methods
• 3.3 Theft of parts

4. Theft reduction strategies

• 4.1 USA
• 4.2 Canada

5. Insurance in the USA

• 5.1 Background
• 5.2 Insurance structure
• 5.3 Influence of security
• 5.4 Fitment of security in USA

6. Insurance in Canada

• 6.1 Background
  • 6.1.1 Private motor insurance companies
  • 6.1.2 Public (Provincially owned) insurance companies
• 6.2 Insurance structure
• 6.3 Influence of security

7. Legislation

• 7.1 USA legislation
• 7.2 Canadian legislation
• 7.3 Parts marking exemption
• 7.4 Deletion of steering lock

LIST OF FIGURES

• Fig. 1 Illustration of car theft rates by market (2007 data)
• Fig. 2 Countries with highest vehicle ownership (vehicles per 1,000 people
• Fig. 3 Population density of the USA
• Fig. 4 Map of Canada
• Fig. 5 USA & Canada sales by Manufacturer
• Fig. 6 USA motor vehicle theft trend (1997-2007)
• Fig. 7 USA Census Regions
• Fig. 8 USA Metropolitan areas with highest vehicle theft rates (2007)
• Fig. 9 Regional theft trend in USA
• Fig. 10 Most stolen cars in USA (2007)
• Fig. 11 Canada' s provincial population
• Fig. 12 Canadian motor vehicle theft trend (1997-2007)
• Fig. 13 Provincial theft trend
• Fig. 14 Top ten most stolen vehicles in Canada (2007)
• Fig. 15 Manitoba immobilizer target fitment rates
• Fig. 16 Market share of USA leading motor insurers (2007)
• Fig. 17 Motor insurance structure in the USA
• Fig. 18 Extract from HLDI loss tables
• Fig. 19 Most and least expensive USA cities for motor insurance (2007)
• Fig. 20 Benefits for security features in USA
• Fig. 21 Security feature availability in USA (2006 data)
• Fig. 22 Private motor insurers in Canada
• Fig. 23 Motor insurance structure in Canada
• Fig. 24 Example of IBC "How cars Measure Up" data
• Fig. 25 Summary of Canadian ULC-S338 immobilizer requirements
• Fig. 26 Benefits for security fitment in Canada
• Fig. 27 Parts marking exemption in the USA (2006MY to 2010MY)

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