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Facts + Statistics: Auto theft

Key Facts

  • The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that over 1 million vehicles were stolen in 2022, a 7 percent increase over 2021 and surpassing 1 million for the first time since 2008. California and Texas had the most reported stolen vehicles, and Illinois had the largest increase, estimated at 35 percent between 2021 and 2022.

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A rocky road so far: Recreational marijuana and impaired driving

More than 30 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have programs that allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana products. Another 13 states permit non-intoxicating medical marijuana products. Ten states and D.C. permit recreational marijuana, where any adult over the age of 21 can possess and use the drug. Recreational marijuana sales are booming.

 

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Background on: Marijuana and impaired driving

Overview

More states are passing legislation permitting medical and/or recreational marijuana use, which raises concerns about users driving under the influence of marijuana. This piece will discuss:

Slide deck: Personal automobile insurance rates, October 2016

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Personal automobile insurance: More accidents, larger claims drive costs higher

Over the past two years, both the accident rate and the size of insurance claims have climbed dramatically. These are the largest and most volatile components of auto insurance. This white paper documents the increase in costs, suggesting some factors that may be causing the increases. The paper also discusses what insurance companies are doing to keep costs in check and what consumers can do to reduce the cost of their own insurance.

 

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Facts + Statistics: Deer vehicle collisions

During deer season, which generally runs from October through December, there is a dramatic increase in the movement of the deer population. Many of these deer find their way onto highways and into suburban neighborhoods. As a result, more deer-vehicle collisions occur in this period than at any other time of year.

Facts + Statistics: Alcohol-impaired driving

Alcohol-impaired crashes are those that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter or above, the legal definition of impaired driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety  Administration’s (NHTSA) Alcohol Impaired Driving Safety Fact Sheet, 13,384 people died in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2021—an increase of 14 percent from 2020.

Background on: Self-driving cars and insurance

Overview

Each new generation of cars is equipped with more automated features and crash avoidance technology. Indeed, many of today’s high-end cars and some mid-priced ones already have options, such as blind-spot monitoring, forward-collision warnings and lane-departure warnings. These will be the components of tomorrow’s fully self-driving vehicles.

Since most car crashes are caused by human error, in theory, taking control of the moving vehicle away from the driver is expected to drastically reduce highway fatalities.   

Facts + Statistics: Drowsy driving

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowsy driving is the dangerous combination of driving when sleepy. Drowsiness can make a person less able to pay attention to the road, lead to slow reaction time, and affect the ability to make good decisions.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drowsy-driving crashes:

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