Motorcycle thefts in the U.S. are down for the fourth consecutive year in 2010, according to a report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
There were 49,791 reported motorcycle thefts in 2010, an 11.2% drop from the 56,093 thefts reported in 2009. The number of reported thefts decreased in each of the four years of the NICB study, with the 2010 numbers representing a 24.2% decrease from the 65,678 thefts reported in 2007. Meanwhile, the number of stolen motorcycles recovered in 2010 totaled 14,979.