659,880
Vehicles reported stolen in the US in 2025
~21% of stolen vehicles went unrecovered — roughly 138,000 cars, trucks and SUVs still gone.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau — 2025 report
US theft statistics · 2025
A vehicle is stolen in America every 48 seconds.
Vehicles, trailers, tools, heavy equipment, jobsite kit. America is in the middle of a quiet theft wave — and once your gear is gone, the stats say it almost never comes back. These are the real, source-backed numbers. The authorities won't find most of it. Time to protect yourself.
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TX HoustonF-150 stolen from driveway overnight 2 days ago CA Los Angeles2 trailers hitched off a work yard 3 days ago FL MiamiJet ski + trailer gone from marina 4 days ago GA Atlanta$22k toolbox stripped from van 5 days ago AZ PhoenixSkid steer taken from job site 5 days ago WA SeattleMountain bike cut from garage 6 days ago CO DenverTundra stolen from front yard 1 week ago IL ChicagoCargo trailer hitched off overnight 1 week ago NY Long IslandBoat + trailer stolen at night 1 week ago NC CharlotteTradie van tools cleaned out 2 weeks ago OH ColumbusE-bike stolen from apartment lot 2 weeks ago NV Las VegasTacoma gone from casino lot 2 weeks ago TX HoustonF-150 stolen from driveway overnight 2 days ago CA Los Angeles2 trailers hitched off a work yard 3 days ago FL MiamiJet ski + trailer gone from marina 4 days ago GA Atlanta$22k toolbox stripped from van 5 days ago AZ PhoenixSkid steer taken from job site 5 days ago WA SeattleMountain bike cut from garage 6 days ago CO DenverTundra stolen from front yard 1 week ago IL ChicagoCargo trailer hitched off overnight 1 week ago NY Long IslandBoat + trailer stolen at night 1 week ago NC CharlotteTradie van tools cleaned out 2 weeks ago OH ColumbusE-bike stolen from apartment lot 2 weeks ago NV Las VegasTacoma gone from casino lot 2 weeks ago
The headline numbers
Three stats that should scare every US owner.
230,905
Hand & power tool theft incidents recorded in 2025
Only 8.5% of incidents included any record of recovered tools. The rest walk off job sites, out of vans, and into resale channels.
Source: EngiMarket — US tool theft analysis, 2025
$273.6m
Reported value of trailer theft in 2025
31,390 trailers reported stolen. Only 23.3% recovered — most never seen again.
Source: EngiMarket — US trailer theft analysis, 2025
17,403
Heavy construction & industrial machinery theft incidents
~$336.3M in reported losses. Only 12.4% of incidents included recovered equipment.
Source: EngiMarket — US heavy equipment theft analysis, 2025
Trend
It's off its 2023 peak — but still elevated.
US motor-vehicle theft hit a modern peak in 2023 at just over a million before NICB programs clawed it back. 2025 still sits far above pre-pandemic levels.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Vehicles reported stolen · United States1021k peak
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau — annual reports, 2019–2025.
Recovery rate
Report it. File a claim. Hope. Repeat.
EngiMarket's 2025 analysis of US tool theft incidents found only 8.5% included a record of recovered tools. For every 20 tools taken, more than 18 stay gone.
91%
Never recovered
Source: EngiMarket — US tool theft analysis, 2025.
The targets
What's walking off driveways & job sites.
Cars & trucks
Driveways, carparks, worksites.
Trailers & campers
Hitch-off thefts take seconds.
Tools & toolboxes
Removed from vans overnight.
Bikes & e-bikes
Taken from garages & sheds.
Equipment & gear
Jobsite kit walks off every week.
What one theft actually costs you
Tracksy pays for itself after a single recovery.
Slide your insurance excess and the value of what you want tracked. We'll show you how fast a Tracksy pays itself off — before you even factor in the premium hike after a claim.
Based on: $25 per Tracksy, median US comprehensive premium ≈ $1,800/yr, ~9% premium uplift after a theft claim. Numbers are illustrative — your mileage may vary.
Pays itself off after
1 recovery
A single Tracksy (~$25) saves you $1,175 vs. your deductible alone — before you even factor in a premium hike or losing the asset entirely.
48×
Tracksy packs for the price of your deductible
$1,962
Est. post-claim premium, year 1
$41,686
Total out-of-pocket, worst case
Official advice · National Insurance Crime Bureau
"Hidden GPS or Bluetooth trackers remain one of the most cost-effective ways to recover stolen vehicles and equipment."
NICB's prevention guidance lists hidden trackers alongside wheel locks, VIN etching and secure storage — because prevention and recovery start with you, not law enforcement.
Source: NICB — Vehicle Theft Prevention
The authorities won't find it. You have to.
Stick a Tracksy to anything worth more than $100 and you've just raised the bar from never recovered to pinned on a map in your pocket. No subscription. Works with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub.
Sources
All figures above are source-backed.
National Insurance Crime Bureau
Vehicle Theft Report — 2025
nicb.org ↗EngiMarket
US Theft Analysis — tools, equipment, trailers (2025)
engimarket.com ↗Methodology note
All figures are the most recent published at time of writing. NICB counts vehicles reported stolen to law enforcement; EngiMarket's analysis is based on reported-incident records. Recovery rates reflect what's recorded as recovered, not necessarily returned intact.