Bike thefts rise slightly in 2015
Up by 103 units over the previous year, with Western Australia still the biggest hot spot for theftsA total of 8205 motorcycles and scooters were stolen in Australia in 2015, a slight 1.3 percent (or 103 units) rise on 2014.
Of the 8205 thefts, 3455 were 'short term' (ie stolen and recovered), while the balance (4750) were 'profit motivated' (those stolen and not recovered).
The figures were contained in a report from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, which again showed that Western Australia is the hotspot for theft, accounting for 2306 of the reported cases, well ahead of Victoria (2135), New South Wales (1440), Queensland (1355), South Australia (573), Tasmania (144), the Australian Capital Territory (116) and the Northern Territory (136).
Those results showed 'growth' for South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, while the other states and territories all recorded drops in theft numbers.
Since 2011, the overall theft number has finished up either side of 8000 units, with a peak of 8868 in 2012.
As far as the marques which are the most attractive for thieves, there's a rough correlation — at least at the top end — between theft rates and those that dominate on the sales charts. To that end, 1638 Hondas were stolen in 2015, followed by Yamaha (1429), Kawasaki (807), Suzuki (796), KTM (517), Harley-Davidson (213), Hyosung (169), SYM (168), Piaggio (170) and Triumph (144).
Motorcycles were also more likely to be stolen between Friday and Sunday, with Saturday representing the absolute peak between 4:00-8:00pm.
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Overall in Australia last year, 53,203 motor vehicles were stolen, a 3.7 percent rise on 2014.
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