In addition to low gas prices, travelers parking their cars overnight during this extended weekend can be thankful that Thanksgiving thefts remain second-lowest among U.S. holidays. According to crime-stats crunchers at the Des Plaines, Ill.-based National Insurance Crime Bureau, Thanksgiving saw 1,384 cars stolen in 2014; that was up nearly 3 percent from the previous year, but for a second year in a row the holiday only ranked 10 out of 11 for the crime.
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Overall, the number of thefts was up slightly on NICB's 2015 Holiday Vehicle Theft Report, with the 11 holidays averaging 1,790 incidents compared with 1,776 the year before. Of those, six holidays logged an increase and five a decrease.
Last year's No. 1 auto-theft holiday, New Year's Day, was unseated as car thieves were hard at work on Labor Day, racking up 2,200 thefts. That's compared with Labor Day's 1,915 the year before, which at that time was in fourth place. Baby New Year was bumped to No. 2 with 2,011 car thefts, and Halloween to No. 3 with 2,010, while Memorial Day and Independence Day rounded out the top five with 1,933 and 1,877, respectively.
At the bottom of the list was Christmas Day. The holiday that falls on 12/25 had 1,225 car thefts — one more than the 1,224 logged last year. For comparison, the day with the most thefts for the entire year was July 7, when thieves swiped 2,361 vehicles.
The full 2015 Holiday Vehicle Theft List, which uses 2014 totals, is as follows:
1. Labor Day; 2,200 thefts
2. New Year's Day; 2,011
3. Halloween; 2,010
4. Memorial Day; 1,933
5. Independence Day; 1,877
6. New Year's Eve; 1,858
7. Valentine's Day; 1,750
8. Christmas Eve; 1,750
9. President's Day; 1,695
10. Thanksgiving; 1,384
11. Christmas Day; 1,225
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