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Home Crime in the U.S. 2010 Crime in the U.S. 2010 Overviews Table 24 Overview

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Property Stolen and Recovered, by Type and Value, 2010

  • In 2010, more than $13 billion ($13,270,998,162) of property was reported stolen nationwide. In terms of the dollar value of stolen property, 21.0 percent of the value of all reported stolen property was recovered. 
  • Locally stolen motor vehicles, i.e., those stolen within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency that submitted the report, accounted for more than $3.9 billion in stolen property. 
  • Among the types of property stolen, locally stolen motor vehicles had the highest percentage of property value recovered at 56.1 percent. Currency, notes, etc. had the lowest, with 3.2 percent of property value recovered.