Regarding: 2013 Motorcycle Theft and Recovery (through 03/24/2014) Report (Public Dissemination) Executive Summary

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1 Date: Regarding: 2013 Motorcycle Theft and Recovery (through 03/24/2014) Report (Public Dissemination) Prepared By: Przemyslaw PJ Jalowiecki, M.S., Strategic Analyst Executive Summary This ForeCAST Report analyzes motorcycle thefts for 2013 and recoveries for 2013 and 2014 (through 03/24/14) in the United States (U.S.), including the District of Columbia (D.C.). For the purposes of this report, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) motorcycle theft data for 2013 and recovery data for 2013 and 2014 (through 03/24/14) were analyzed by NCIC Make, Model, and Style fields. This report is divided into two sections. The first section analyzes motorcycle thefts in the U.S. for 2013 by Theft: year, month, state, city, county, make, and motorcycle year. The second section analyzes motorcycle recoveries in the U.S. for 2013 and 2014 (through 03/24/14) by Recovery: year, month, state, and make. The appendix at the end of this report includes the methodology of the data edits. Overall, there were a total of 45,367 motorcycle thefts in the U.S. in From 2012 to 2013, motorcycle thefts decreased 1.5% even though motorcycle sales increased. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council 1 (MIC), there was a 1.5% increase in motorcycle sales between 2012 (452,386) and 2013 (459,298); a difference of 6,912 units. Motorcycle thefts occur more frequently in the warmer months, where July and August had the most motorcycle thefts, while December and February had less frequent thefts. Motorcycle thefts were highest in the state of California (6,637) in The state of Montana had the largest percent increase (37%) in motorcycle thefts from 2012 to 2013, while Nebraska had the largest percent decrease (29.2%) in motorcycle thefts from 2012 to Analysis by city found New York City, NY to have the highest count of thefts (1,001) in 2013, a 10.9% increase from There were 2,060 U.S. counties identified in 2013 with a motorcycle theft. The top 25 counties accounted for 28.9% of motorcycle thefts in 2013, with Los Angeles, CA ranking 1st. The highest county rate (per 10k) of motorcycle theft in 2013 was Fairfax City, VA (63.68). Motorcycle thefts for had substantial change in counts for 43 counties with greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean. Additionally, motorcycle thefts for had substantial change in rates (per 10k) for 23 counties with greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean. Analysis found Honda to be the manufacturer with the most thefts (8,557) in Manufacturer Taotao Group had the highest percent change (84.9%) for motorcycle thefts. The 2007 Suzuki s had the highest count (1,012) of thefts in Of the 45,367 motorcycle thefts in 2013, 16,864 or 37.1% of the motorcycles were recovered from 01/01/2013 through 03/24/2014. In 2013, August (2,120) and July (1,898) were months with the largest number of 1 The MIC s figures include data for BMW, Can-Am, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, the Piaggio Group, Victory, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha. It does not include sales data from outside its membership ranks.

2 Page 2 of 28 motorcycle recoveries while January (451) and February (509) had the fewest motorcycle recoveries. In 2013, California had the most (2,399) recoveries statewide. The highest rate of recovery (37.5%) for top 10 theft states was in Washington for Analysis found Honda to be the manufacturer with the most (3,186) recoveries. Manufacturer Triumph had the highest rate (57.4%) of recovery in SECTION 1: Motorcycle Thefts in the U.S This section analyzes the 45,367 motorcycle thefts which were reported to NCIC, in the U.S. in 2013, as compared to the 46,061 thefts reported in The following subsections further analyze the 45,367 motorcycle thefts by: theft: year, month, state, city, county, make, and motorcycle year. Motorcycle Thefts: By Year The following graph shows the comparison of reported motorcycle thefts in the U.S. for the theft years of 2013, 2012, and The number of motorcycle thefts declined by 1.5% from 46,061 units 2 in 2012 to 45,367 units in The number of motorcycle thefts declined 2.8% from 46,667 in 2011 to 45,367 in Motorcycle Thefts in the U.S. by Theft Year ,000 46,500 46,667 46,061 46,000 45,367 45,500 45,000 44, Data used for analysis came from NICB 2012 Motorcycle Theft (November, 2013)

3 Page 3 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts: By Month The following tables and bar graph illustrate motorcycle thefts in the U.S. by the month, percent, rank, and quarter. In general, motorcycle thefts are seen as a seasonal crime related to warmer months where months with 10% or more thefts from the yearly total occurred in June, July, August, and September. Months less than 6% of the year s total thefts occur in the winter months of December, January, February, and March. Theft count ranks highest (1 st ) in the month of July, with August ranking 2 nd, and September coming in 3 rd. The 3 rd Quarter has the highest theft counts at 15,441 while the 1 st Quarter had the lowest theft counts at 7,487. In 2013, motorcycle thefts had higher counts in the months of January, February, September, and October compared to motorcycle thefts for the same months in March had the largest difference in motorcycle thefts between 2013 and 2012 with a decrease of 438 motorcycle thefts. Month 2013 Thefts Percent of Thefts (%) Theft Rank JANUARY 2, % 9 FEBRUARY 2, % 12 MARCH 2, % 10 APRIL 3, % 7 MAY 4, % 6 JUNE 4, % 4 JULY 5, % 1 AUGUST 5, % 2 SEPTEMBER 4, % 3 OCTOBER 4, % 5 NOVEMBER 3, % 8 DECEMBER 2, % 11 TOTALS 45, % Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Quarter Totals 7,487 12,440 15,441 9,999

4 2,089 2,481 2,659 3,112 3,197 3,510 4,507 4,171 4,765 4,751 5,529 5, Motorcycle Theft and Recovery (through 03/24/2014) Report (Public Dissemination) Page 4 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts By Month For ,000 5,360 5,288 5,000 4,278 4,692 4,793 4, ,000 3,000 2,689 2,124 2,674 3,470 3,166 2,546 2,000 1,000 0 Motorcycle Thefts: By State The following table shows the number of 2013 motorcycle thefts in the U.S. by theft state. The chart breaks down each state by monthly quarters as well as ranks each state by total number of motorcycle thefts. The chart further shows the percent of total U.S. thefts by state. There were a total of 45,367 thefts in the U.S. in 2013 with the top 10 states of California, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, New York, Georgia, Virginia, and Washington accounting for over 58% of the total U.S. thefts in 2013.

5 Page 5 of 28 State Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter Totals Percent of Total Thefts 2013 Theft Rank California 1,447 1,598 1,848 1,744 6, Florida , Texas , North Carolina , Indiana , , South Carolina , New York , Georgia , Virginia , Washington , Nevada , Maryland , Missouri , Pennsylvania Michigan Massachusetts Ohio Colorado Arizona Connecticut Illinois Tennessee New Jersey Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Kentucky Alabama Oregon Kansas New Mexico Minnesota Hawaii Mississippi Wisconsin Utah Iowa DC < West Virginia < Delaware < Idaho < Montana < Rhode Island < Nebraska < New Hampshire < Maine < North Dakota < Wyoming < Arkansas < South Dakota < Vermont < Totals 7,487 12,440 15,441 9,999 45, %

6 Page 6 of 28 The following graph shows the top 10 states with the largest number of motorcycle thefts in the U.S. for 2013 compared to theft counts for 2012 and Five (5) of the top 10 states saw an increase in motorcycle theft in 2013 and 5 of the top 10 states saw a decrease in motorcycle theft in Of the top 10 states, California had the largest increase (555) in motorcycle thefts and Florida had the largest decrease (375) in motorcycle theft in The following map shows the distribution of motorcycle theft across the U.S. by state. 3 Data used for analysis came from NICB 2012 Motorcycle Theft (November, 2013)

7 Page 7 of 28 The following table shows the percent change of motorcycle thefts between 2012 and 2013 in the U.S. by theft state. The chart breaks down the states into 2 categories; states with increased thefts , and decreased thefts The chart ranks each state in its respective category. There are 19 states that saw an increase in the number of motorcycle thefts in 2013 compared to 2012, with Montana having the highest increase (37%). There are 31 states that saw a decrease in the number of motorcycle thefts in 2013 compared to 2012, with Nebraska having the highest decrease (-29.2%). New Hampshire did not change in the number of motorcycle thefts between 2012 and An asterisk (*) represents a tie in the state percent change rank.

8 Page 8 of 28 Increased Thefts Decreased Thefts State Percent Change Rank State Percent Change Rank Montana 37% 1 Nebraska -29.2% 1 Hawaii 34.4% 2 Maryland -26.4% 2 Oregon 24.9% 3 Arkansas -25% 3 Washington 22.7% 4 Rhode Island -23.7% 4 North Dakota 18.9% 5 Illinois -20.3% 5 Idaho 16.5% 6 Delaware -18.3% 6 Nevada 15.2% 7 South Dakota -15.8% 7 New Mexico 13% 8 Colorado -14.8% 8 Arkansas 12.5% 9 New Jersey -12.8% *9 California 9.1% 10 Ohio -12.8% *9 Georgia 7.7% 11 Maine -12.7% 11 Connecticut 4.8% 12 DC -12.6% 12 New York 4.7% 13 West Virginia -11.8% 13 Kentucky 2.4% *14 Kansas -10.8% 14 Louisiana 2.4% *14 Alabama -10.3% 15 South Carolina 2% 16 Pennsylvania -9.3% 16 Mississippi 1.1% 17 Florida -9.1% *17 Tennessee 0.9% 18 Wyoming -9.1% *17 Texas 0.2% 19 Utah -7.6% 19 Michigan -7.5% 20 Wisconsin -7.4% 21 Arizona -7.1% 22 Vermont -6.9% 23 Iowa -6.1% 24 Indiana -5.8% 25 Massachusetts -4.8% 26 Missouri -4.7% 27 North Carolina -3.3% 28 Virginia -2.3% 29 Oklahoma -0.8% 30 Minnesota -0.3% 31 New Hampshire 0% Null

9 Page 9 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts: By City The following table shows the top 15 cities in the U.S., listed by 2013 theft count. There were 45,367 motorcycle thefts in the U.S. in The top 15 cities accounted for 7,347 motorcycle thefts in 2013, an increase of 274 motorcycle thefts from 7,073 top 15 city motorcycle thefts in Of the top 15 cities, 10 had an increase in motorcycle theft in 2013 with Seattle, WA listing the largest increase (53.1%) followed by Orlando, FL in 2 nd (32.2%), and Houston, TX in 3 rd (26.2%). Five (5) cities listed a decrease in motorcycle theft in 2013 with Philadelphia, PA listing the largest change (-20.2%). An asterisks (*) indicates a tie in rank Theft Rank City 2012 Thefts 2013 Thefts Percent Change New York, NY 903 1, % 2 Las Vegas, NV % 3 San Diego, CA % 4 Indianapolis, IN % 5 Los Angeles, CA % 6 Houston, TX % 7 Miami, FL % 8 San Antonio, TX % 9 San Francisco, CA % 10 Seattle, WA % *11 Orlando, FL % *11 Columbia, SC % 13 Chicago, IL % 14 Phoenix, AZ % 15 Philadelphia, PA % The following map shows the distribution of motorcycle theft across the U.S. by theft city.

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11 Page 11 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts: By County Count There were a total of 2,060 U.S. counties 4 identified as having a motorcycle theft occur in In 2012, a total of 2,048 U.S. counties were identified as having motorcycle thefts. There were 12 more counties in 2013 that had motorcycle thefts compared to Further analysis of the 2 years revealed that 332 of the 2,060 counties in 2013 had no motorcycle thefts in Additionally, 319 of the 2,048 counties in 2012 that reported motorcycle thefts did not report any motorcycle thefts in The following table displays the top 25 counties, in 2013, with motorcycle thefts. The top 25 counties accounted for 13,096 thefts or 28.9% of the 45,367 motorcycle thefts in Los Angeles County was determined to have the highest count of thefts; 1,589 in The table lists the top 25 counties, 2012 theft counts, and the percent change between 2012 and Of the top 25 counties, 16 saw an increase in motorcycle theft for while 9 saw a decrease. The table also lists each counties rate 5 of motorcycle theft per 10,000 people, based on the 2012 U.S. Census population. The table lists each counties rank based on theft rate in the right column Theft Rank U.S. County Theft Thefts Thefts Percent Change 1 Los Angeles, CA 1,333 1, % Clark, NV 869 1, % New York, NY 901 1, % San Diego, CA % Miami-Dade, FL % Marion, IN % Harris, TX % Maricopa, AZ % King, WA % Bexar, TX % Cook, IL % Broward, FL % San Francisco, CA % Dallas, TX % San Bernardino, CA % Riverside, CA % Horry, SC % Santa Clara, CA % Alameda, CA % Orange, CA % Orange, FL % Suffolk, MA % Richland, SC % Philadelphia, PA % Bernalillo, NM % Theft Rate Per 10k 4 Note: 34 of the total 45,367 motorcycle thefts in 2013 did not contain county information and were not included in counts. 5 Rate: The rate for each county was determined by taking the theft count and dividing it by the 2012 census population for that county and setting a parameter at the 10,000 level.

12 Page 12 of 28 The following map illustrates a total list of counties and their theft count for The U.S. Census Bureau identified 3,143 counties in the U.S. In 2013, motorcycle thefts were identified in 2,060 U.S. counties 6. The following table shows a list of counties in the U.S. for motorcycle theft count change per county, by standard deviation 7. Forty-three (43) counties are greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean, all of which had a substantial changes in motorcycle thefts for Of the 43 counties, 23 counties had substantial increases in motorcycle thefts for and are greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean. The remaining 20 counties had substantial decreases in motorcycle thefts for and greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean. The following table only lists counties greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean. 6 Note: 34 motorcycle theft records could not be mapped due to insufficient information. 7 County theft count change data was standardized using z-scores.

13 Page 13 of 28 County 2012 Theft Count 2013 Theft Count Percent Change Z-Scores Los Angeles, CA 1,333 1, % Clark, NV 869 1, % King, WA % 8.23 Harris, TX 901 1, % 7.22 New York, NY % 7.22 San Diego, CA % 6.58 Snohomish, WA % 6.00 New Haven, CT % 5.93 Horry, SC % 5.71 Honolulu, HI % 5.28 Pierce, WA % 5.06 Orange, FL % 5.06 San Francisco, CA % 4.70 Contra Costa, CA % 4.27 Vanderburgh, IN % 3.84 Bernalillo, NM % 3.84 Travis, TX % 3.77 Richland, SC % 3.62 Onslow, NC % 3.41 Norfolk City, VA % 3.19 Ingham, MI % 3.05 Elkhart, IN % 3.05 Multnomah, OR % 3.05 Pima, AZ % Fresno, CA % Tarrant, TX % Knox, TN % Bexar, TX % Lackawanna, PA % Camden, NJ % Hillsborough, FL % Hartford, CT % Wake, NC % Franklin, OH % Philadelphia, PA % Anne Arundel, MD % El Paso, CO % Dallas, TX % Charleston, SC % Broward, FL % Cook, IL % Baltimore City, MD % Miami-Dale, FL %

14 Page 14 of 28 The following map illustrates a total list of counties and their theft count change for by standard deviation. The U.S. Census bureau identified 3,143 counties in the U.S. In 2013, motorcycle thefts were identified in 2,060 counties 8 and 2,048 counties were identified in 2012 with motorcycle thefts. 8 Note: 34 motorcycle theft records could not be mapped due to insufficient information.

15 Page 15 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts: By County Rate The following table shows a list the top 25 9 theft rate counties in the U.S. for 2013 motorcycle thefts based by their rate of theft. The table is listed according to rate of theft per 10,000 people in the county (listed on left) and also shows each counties count rank (listed on right). Additionally the table lists 2012 motorcycle theft rate, theft rate percent change, 2013 theft count, and 2013 theft count rank. Of the 2,060 U.S. counties identified as having motorcycle thefts occurring in 2013 Fairfax City County, VA was identified (2 nd consecutive year) as having the highest theft rate per 10,000 people, followed by Martinsville City County, VA. The top 25 theft rate counties listed below account for 4,682 thefts or 10.3% of the total 45,367 motorcycle thefts in Of the top 25 theft rate counties, 16 saw an increase in theft rate Theft Rate per 10k Rank Rate Percent Change 2013 Theft Count U.S. County 2012 Theft Rate per 10k 2013 Theft Rate per 10k 1 Fairfax City, VA % Martinsville City, VA % 27 4 Vanderburgh, IN % Horry, SC % Richmond City, VA % Greene, MO % Monroe, FL % Richland, SC % Anderson, SC % Elkhart, IN % Norfolk City, VA % Pickens, SC % Knox, IN % Jackson, IN % Marion, IN % Wayne, IN % New York, NY % 1, Cumberland, NC % Buncombe, NC % Buchanan, MO % Bartholomew, IN % Tippecanoe, IN % Montgomery, VA % New Hanover, NC % Franklin, KY % 27 9 Note: Counties with populations less than 10,000 or theft counts less than 1 are not listed in the table.

16 Page 16 of 28 The following map illustrates a total list of counties and their theft rate for The U.S. Census bureau identified 3,143 counties in the U.S. In 2013 motorcycle thefts were identified in 2,060 counties Note: 34 motorcycle theft records could not be mapped due to insufficient information.

17 Page 17 of 28 The following table shows a list of counties in the U.S. for motorcycle theft county rate change, by standard deviation 11. Twenty-three (23) counties are greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean, all of which had a substantial changes in motorcycle theft rate for The following table only lists counties greater than 3 standard deviations from the mean with 1 or more thefts in 2012 or Counties with zero (0) thefts in are not listed in the following table. Theft County 2012 Theft 2013 Theft Theft Rate Rate Rate Percent Change Z-Scores Martinsville City, VA % Fairfax City, VA % 3.70 Williamsburg City, VA % 3.13 Franklin, KS % 3.05 Decatur, IN % 3.01 Washington, MO % Colonial Heights City, VA % Vance, NC % The following map illustrates a total list of counties and their theft rate change for by standard deviation. The U.S. Census bureau identified 3,143 counties in the U.S. In 2013 motorcycle thefts were identified in 2,060 counties 12 and 2,048 counties were identified in County theft rate change data was standardized using z-scores. 12 Note: 34 motorcycle theft records could not be mapped due to insufficient information.

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19 Page 19 of 28 Motorcycle Thefts: By Make There were a total of 552 motorcycle 13 makes identified within the 45,367 motorcycle thefts in the U.S. in The following table displays the top 15 makes with motorcycle thefts in The top 15 makes accounted for 35,626 of the total 45,367 thefts in 2013 or about 78.5%. Honda accounted for the most thefts in 2013 with 8,557 motorcycle thefts, with Yamaha 2 nd, and Suzuki 3 rd. Of the top 15 makes, 7 had a decline in the reported number of thefts in 2013 compared to Kymco listed the highest decrease (-16.9%) in motorcycle thefts in The remaining 8 of the top 15 makes had increased in the number of thefts in 2013 compared to Taotao 14 listed the highest increase in the number of motorcycle thefts (84.9%) in Theft Rank Make 2012 Thefts 2013 Thefts Percent Change American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 9,082 8, % 2 Yamaha Motor Corporation 7,517 7, % 3 American Suzuki Motor Corporation 7,017 6, % 4 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. 4,839 4, % 5 Harley Davidson, Inc. 3,755 3, % 6 Taotao Group Co. Ltd *989 1, % 7 Astronautical Bashan % 8 KTM Sportmotorcycle AG % 9 Kymco U.S.A., Inc % 10 Ducati Motor Holding % 11 Vespa International % 12 Jonway Group Co., Ltd % 13 Genuine Cycle % 14 Bajaj Auto., Ltd % 15 Goldenvale, Inc. Roketa % 13 Note: 3,744 motorcycle (CYCL) records were not included in the Top15 theft rankings as the actual Manufacturers were not specifically identified. 14 Note: Taotao lists makes Taotao and Aim-EX in 2013 where in 2012 Taotao only listed Taotao. The 2012 Taotao figure was adjusted to include Aim-EX in The figure is marked with an asterisk (*).

20 Page 20 of Top 15 Motorcycle Thefts by Make Honda Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Harley Taotao BaShan KTM Kymco Ducati Vespa Jonway Genuine Baja U.S.A. Roketa 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 8,557 9,082 7,038 7,517 6,378 7,017 4,736 4,839 3,907 3,755 1, Thefts 2012 Thefts Motorcycle Theft: by Make and Year The following bar graph displays the Top 10 manufactured makes 15 and years that were stolen in The bar graph shows that 2007 Suzuki s had the highest count of thefts (1,012) in The Top 10 manufactured makes and years account for 7,456 thefts in 2013 or 16.4% of total thefts. Analysis indicates that counts are highest for nondomestic motorcycles as opposed to any other makes and years. 15 Note: Motorcycle thefts listed as CYCL were not included in this bar graph.

21 Page 21 of Top 10 Motorcycle Theft by Make & Year Suzuki 2006 Suzuki 2007 Yamaha 2007 Honda 2006 Honda 2012 Taotao 2009 Yamaha 2005 Honda 2008 Honda 2008 Suzuki ,012 SECTION 2: Motorcycle Recoveries in the U.S. (2013 through 03/24/14) This section analyzes the 2013 U.S. motorcycle thefts recovered between 01/01/2013 and 03/24/2014. There were 16,864 motorcycle recoveries associated with the 45,367 motorcycle thefts in the U.S. for 01/01/2013 through 12/31/2013. Of the 16,864 motorcycle recoveries, 15,431 recoveries occurred between 01/01/2013 and 12/31/2013 and 1,433 were between 01/01/2014 and 03/24/2014. The following subsections further analyze these 16,864 motorcycle recoveries by: year, month, state, and motorcycle make. Motorcycle Recoveries: By Year The pie chart shows the recovery rate, which was 37.1% for the 2013 motorcycle thefts recovered in 2013 through 03/24/2014. Looking at individual year recoveries for 2013 and 2012 the table shows there was a < 0.5% decrease or 65 less recoveries for a total of 15,431 motorcycles recovered in the year 2013 compared to 15,496 in Data used for analysis came from NICB 2012 Motorcycle Theft (November, 2013)

22 Page 22 of 28 Motorcycle Recoveries (2013 through 03/24/14 28, % 16, % Number of Recovered 2013 Thefts Number of Unrecovered 2013 Thefts Year Recovered Thefts Percent Change ,431 < 0.5% (Decrease) ,496 Motorcycle Recoveries: 2013 through 03/24/14 The following chart shows the number of motorcycle recoveries by month from 2013 through 03/24/2014. The chart is analyzed by months and years. The highest recovery occurred in August with 2,120 recoveries and followed by July with 1,898 recoveries as well, August and July had the greatest number of thefts. The months with the fewest number of motorcycle recoveries in 2013 were January (451) and February (509). Month 2013 Recoveries 2014 Recoveries JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 1,017 N/A MAY 1,293 N/A JUNE 1,531 N/A JULY 1,898 N/A AUGUST 2,120 N/A SEPTEMBER 1,864 N/A OCTOBER 1,725 N/A NOVEMBER 1,307 N/A DECEMBER 1,017 N/A TOTALS 15,431 1,433

23 Page 23 of 28 Motorcycle Recoveries: By State The graph below shows the top 10 states for motorcycles stolen in 2013 and recovered between 2013 through 03/24/2014. The top 10 states accounted for 9,476 motorcycle recoveries, or 56.1%. The state with the most motorcycle recoveries was California with 2,596 motorcycle recoveries, or 15.4% of the 16,864 motorcycle recoveries between 01/01/2013 and 03/24/2014. Top 10 Motorcycle Recovery States: 2013 through 03/24/14 3,000 2,500 2,596 2,000 1,500 1,451 1, , CA FL TX IN NC SC NV WA MO GA The following table displays the number of recoveries for 2013 through 03/24/2014 by recovery state. The chart is analyzed by year and then is ranked by total number of recoveries from 2013 through 03/24/14. Four hundred and thirty four recoveries (434), or 2.6% did not identify a state and were therefore not listed on this table.

24 Page 24 of 28 Recovery 2014 Recoveries Total Recoveries from State 2013 Recovery Rank through 03/24/14 01/01/13 03/24/14 1 California 2, ,596 2 Florida 1, ,451 3 Texas ,030 4 Indiana North Carolina South Carolina Nevada Washington Missouri Georgia Virginia Maryland New York Arizona Michigan Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Colorado Massachusetts Kentucky Oklahoma Arkansas Hawaii Connecticut Tennessee Oregon New Mexico Louisiana Kansas Alabama New Jersey Minnesota Utah Wisconsin DC Iowa Mississippi Montana Idaho West Virginia Rhode Island Delaware New Hampshire Nebraska North Dakota Maine Alaska Wyoming South Dakota Vermont Totals 15,139 1,291 16,430

25 Page 25 of 28 The following chart compares the Top 10 states in thefts vs. recoveries for only Indiana has the highest rate of recovery for the 2013 year. State 2013 Thefts 2013 Recoveries 2013 Rate of Recovery California 6,637 2, % Florida 3,735 1, % Texas 3, % North Carolina 2, % Indiana 2, % South Carolina 2, % New York 1, % Georgia 1, % Virginia 1, % Washington 1, % TOTALS 26,416 8,503 Average: 32.2% The following map shows the distribution of motorcycle recoveries across the U.S. by state.

26 Page 26 of 28 Motorcycle Recoveries: By Make A total of 370 motorcycle makes were identified from the 16,864 motorcycle recoveries in the U.S. from 2013 through 03/24/2014. The following table and graph displays the top 15 makes of motorcycle recoveries. The top 15 makes accounted for 12,970 motorcycle recoveries, or 76.9% of the 16,864 motorcycle recoveries. The make with the most recoveries was Honda which accounted for 18.9% of the total motorcycle recoveries. *Note: 1,599 (CYCL) records were not included in the top 15 recovery ranking as the actual manufacturer was not specifically identified.

27 Page 27 of 28 Recovery 2013 Recoveries Make* Rank through 03/24/ Thefts Rate of Recovery 1 American Honda Motor Co., Inc 3,186 8, % 2 Yamaha Motor Corporation 2,446 7, % 3 American Suzuki Motor Corporation 2,147 6, % 4 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. 1,870 4, % 5 Harley Davidson, Inc. 1,189 3, % 6 Taotao Group Co. Ltd 809 1, % 7 Astronautical Bashan % 8 KYMCO U.S.A., Inc % 9 KTM Sportmotorcycle AG % 10 Genuine Cycle % 11 Vespa International % 12 Jonway Group Co., Ltd % 13 Triumph Motorcycles Ltd % 14 Zhongneng Motorcycle Co., Ltd % 15 Ducati Motor holding % Totals 12,970 36,064 Average: 36.0% Top 15 Motorcycle Recoveries: By Make 2013 through 03/24/14 Honda Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Harley Taotao BaShan Kymco KTM Genuine Vespa Jonway Triumph Zhongneng Ducati ,189 1,870 2,147 2,446 3,186

28 Page 28 of 28 Appendix A: Motorcycle Theft The NCIC theft data from 2013 was edited in the following manner: Records with thefts of anything other than motorcycle models were removed. Records with blank or incomplete VIN fields were removed. Records with motorcycle parts (wheels, tracks, etc.) were removed. ATVs, watercraft, golf carts, motorized wheelchairs, snowmobiles, toys, go-carts, farm equipment, etc. were mislabeled as a motorcycle style were removed. VIN structures that began with ATV were removed.