Motorcycles or scooters are often stolen. But passenger car thieves are not less in the country. Hearing this, those who leave their cars on the side of the road day and night, may be surprised. But it is absolutely true that car theft is not new in different states of India. You will be surprised to hear that capital city Delhi tops the list of most stolen cars. Delhi has the highest number of passenger vehicles stolen every year.
Delhi tops the list for car theft
So much for the city. But there will be no end of surprises to hear which car model is the most stolen in the country. Maybe you will change your mind to buy it as a new model. But listen to me, survey shows that Maruti Suzuki WagonR – this hatchback model is the most stolen in the country.
What is the second model of the list of the most stolen cars? It is one of the best selling premium hatchback Maruti Suzuki Swift in the country. That is, both are Maruti Suzuki. Statistics show that 47 percent of the total stolen cars in the country are from these Indo-Japanese companies.
Next in the list are Hyundai Creta, Grand i10 and Maruti Dzire. The above models are the most preferred by thieves. The survey made a dire claim for the residents of Delhi. It is reported that a car is stolen there every 14 minutes. Delhi accounted for 37 percent of the total car thefts in the country last year. Delhi’s Bhajanpura and Uttam Nagar are notorious for car theft. Also in the list are Shahdara, Patparganj and Badarpur.
On the other hand, there has been a significant increase in the number of bike thefts in India last year. According to the report, motorcycles are stolen 9 times more than cars. Hero Splendor is the most stolen. Honda Activa scooter and Royal Enfield Classic 350 are at the second and third position in the list respectively.
According to the Gurugram police, Hero Splendor, Splendor Plus, Hero CD Deluxe and Hero HF Deluxe are among the top ten most stolen bikes. Each one here is a hero model. According to police sources, due to their high resale value, they are prone to theft.
