Washington, D.C.September 28, 2015 FBI National Press Office(202) 324-3691 In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, motor vehicle theft is defined as the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is defined in the UCR Program as a self-propelled vehicle that runs on land surfaces and not on rails. Examples

When a Yamaha Z1  motorcycle was discovered missing early one Monday evening, the LoJack® system installed at purchase came to the rescue- not only did local police recover the bike in just 10 minutes after activation, but they also found several other stolen bikes and broke up a suspected chop shop. On November 11th, 2013,

The LoJack® Early Warning system is an enhanced LoJack product that contacts you by phone, email and/or text if your vehicle is moved without your permission. The Sunnyside, Queens, NY resident in this case got an early AM phone call call on May 23rd, 2013, letting him know his 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 was taken, so

In cooperation with law enforcement, LoJack Corporation recovered over 10,000 cars and trucks last year. As you’re about to read, recoveries don’t always happen one at a time. After receiving an alert from their LoJack Early Warning System, the owner of a 2011 Suzuki GSX-R1000 contacted NYPD’s 45th precinct, to report their motorcycle as stolen.

On September 3, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Ducati SBK motorcycle contacted the Kent Police Department to report the theft of the bike.  The owner had received an Early Warning Alert from LoJack while away from her residence.  Early Warning is a LoJack feature that calls the owner of a bike when it moves

On the morning of Friday August 17, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Ford F-250 pickup truck discovered their vehicle missing from their home. Startled, the owners contacted the Hialeah Police Department to report the truck stolen. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the vehicles information entered into the state and

On July 26th, 2012 the concerned owner of a 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle contacted the LAPD North Hollywood Division to report that his prized Yamaha had been stolen. LAPD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Within

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa motorcycle contacted the Key Biscayne Police Department to report the motorcycle stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner who stated that sometime during the night the Suzuki was from where the owner had parked it. The

The second owner of this Harley Davidson motorcycle purchased it without knowing that the bike was equipped with a LoJack recovery system. He discovered how well LoJack worked when his motorcycle was stolen from his apartment complex during the early morning hours. After the owner of the Harley Davidson reported the motorcycle stolen to the

LoJack® continues to be No. 1 in theft recovery, with a recovery rate greater than 90% on cars and trucks. Since 1986, LoJack has recovered more than 300,000 stolen vehicles and construction equipment—worth nearly $4 billion. Since entering the motorcycle market in 2005, the LoJack system has helped law enforcement recover over 2,500 LoJack-equipped stolen motorcycles.