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This car tops the chart of most-stolen vehicles
Thieves are targeting one type of car above all others, with this U.S. vehicle stolen far more frequently than any other make or model, new data shows. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which retails for around $75,400, had a theft rate 39 times higher than the average for all vehicles with the model years 2022 to 2024, according to a new report from the Highway Loss Data Institute, or HLDI. The model is a high performance version of the lower-cost Chevrolet Camaro, whose theft rate was 13 times higher than the average for the same 2022-2024 model years. The Camaro sports car retails for between $32,495 and can rise to around $50,000, depending on the finishings, transmission type and other options a buyer selects. To determine the most commonly swiped vehicles, the HLDI analyzed stolen vehicle data for 2022-2024 car models between the years of 2021 to 2024. Their analysis hit upon a few shared traits between many of the cars favored by auto thieves. "What all vehicles in top 20 have in common is that they are relatively expensive, relatively powerful and in many cases they are pickup trucks," Matt Moore, chief insurance operations officer at HLDI, told CBS MoneyWatch. Muscle cars are attractive to thieves because they are looking for vehicles with high horsepower, the group said. The Camaro models have another feature that make them vulnerable: on-board ports that contain vehicle data, such as fuel emissions and performance stats, but can also serve as a point of entry for thieves. "In the case of Camaro ZL1, it is very desirable to thieves, and, on top of it, there's a vulnerability that makes them relatively easy to steal," Moore said. "Due to the vulnerability, with the right knowledge and right bits of technology, someone who can gain access to the inside of one of these Camaros can steal it relatively easily," Moore said, noting that he didn't want to describe the process more precisely so as not to encourage thieves. Earlier this year, Chevy owner General Motors released a software update for 2020 to 2024 Camaro models that was aimed at improving security. "This body control module software enhancement involves an important security update for certain model year 2020 to 2024 Chevrolet Camaros," a GM spokesman said in a statement to auto blog GM Authority. "GM counters vehicle theft methods as they evolve. We regularly work with law enforcement agencies to identify emerging tactics that may affect our products and make updates as needed to defend against them." The 20 most stolen vehicles Pickup trucks and other pricey or powerful models were also frequently stolen, and appear on the list of the top 20 vehicles with the highest claim frequencies for entire vehicle theft, according to the report. The Honda-owned Acura TLX 4WD, a roughly $46,000 sport sedan, was stolen at a rate that was 21 times more than the average, making it the second most commonly stolen vehicle type, according to HLDI's report. The Chevrolet Camaro was the third most-commonly stolen model. Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Acura TLX 4WD Chevrolet Camaro GMC Sierra 2500 crew cab 4WD Acura TLX 2WD GMC Sierra 3500 crew cab 4WD Chevrolet Silverado 3500 crew cab 4WD Dodge Durango 4WD Land Rover Range Rover 4WD Ram 1500 crew cab short-wheelbase 4WD Chevrolet Silverado 2500 crew cab 4WD Ram 3500 crew cab long-wheelbase 4WD Honda CR-V hybrid 4WD GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab 2WD Dodge Durango 2WD GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab 4WD BMW X7 4WD Large luxury SUV Mercedes-Benz S-Class long-wheelbase 4WD Jeep Gladiator crew cab convertible 4WD Cadillac Escalade ESV 4WD The 20 least frequently stolen vehicles There was a common thread among the vehicles that thieves tended to shy away from: Eight of the 20 least stolen vehicles were electric, while two were plug-in hybrid models, according to the report. "Based on the fact that many of these are 'connected' vehicles, just having one of these stolen electric vehicles is not an easy thing, it's a high-risk proposition," Moore said. "In addition, they need to be charged on a regular basis, so many of their owners likely have garages." That means fewer of them show up on streets, providing thieves with less opportunity to steal them, Moore explained. "They aren't sitting on streets overnight, and therefore they are less vulnerable," he said. Tesla Model 3 4WD Tesla Model Y 4WD Tesla Model 3 2WD Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WD Tesla Model S 4WD Volvo XC90 4WD Volvo XC40 4WD Ford Mustang Mach-E Volkswagen ID.4 Subaru Crosstrek 4WD with EyeSight Lexus NX 350 4WD Ford Explorer Infiniti QX60 4WD Kia EV6 4WDBMW iX 4WD Mini CooperToyota Venza hybrid 4WD Mercedes-Benz GLC 4WD Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid 4WD Hyundai Elantra hybrid Sneak peek: The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig Quadruple murder suspect captured in Tennessee, officials confirm Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in on plans for a moon-based nuclear reactor
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05-08-2025
- Business
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A college degree is increasingly benefiting women at work, with noncollege women left behind
Women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades, but one segment of female workers has been left behind: those without a college degree. New research shows a growing divide in progress in the workforce between women who have earned at least a bachelor's degree and those without any higher education. The share of college-educated women in the workforce increased by nine percentage points between 2004 and 2024, research from Third Way, a think tank advocating for moderate policy, shows. Meanwhile, women without a college degree barely notched gains: The share of noncollege women in the workforce increased by less than a percentage point over the same period, according to the report. "This divergence in the labor force experience of women with and without college degrees speaks to changes in recent years in the workplace, and around the culture of work," Curran McSwigan, Third Way's deputy director of economics and author of the report told CBS MoneyWatch. "And those changes are weighted toward women with degrees." For example, flexible work arrangements are now more common across corporations, allowing some workers to do their jobs from home, at least part of the time, and better balance work with caregiving duties. "Remote work has inherently baked in a lot more flexibility, so working mothers may be able to pop out to take their kids to doctors appointments, instead of taking time off," McSwigan said. White-collar firms have also improved benefits related to caregiving, with some even offering workers child care subsidies, allowing mothers to stay in the labor force, according to McSwigan. But women without a college degree are more likely to work in service-sector jobs that aren't as well paid and don't offer the same child care benefits. "White collar workplaces are more likely to provide workers with access to paid leave policies, even child care subsidies, and those are not traditionally the same types of benefits you see in more service-sector work that noncollege women are in," McSwigan said. Women in the service-sector may also work variable shifts, and require child care at hours during which day care centers don't typically operate. "A lot of day care centers are only open 9 to 5, so they are coming up to other barriers as well, that are inherent to the types of jobs they are working," McSwigan said. Working mothers with college degrees notched even greater gains in the work place over the past two decades, with their participation rising by 11 percentage points, from 57% to 68%, according to the report. By contrast, the percentage of noncollege-educated mothers working full-time increased just 0.1% in the last 20 years. "We have heard from policymakers that there has been strong labor force bounce back for women and that we are overcoming the 'she-cession' and making progress when it comes to women in workplace," McSwigan said. "But what the data and analysis is showing is these gains can be attributed to college women, and noncollege women are still on workforce sidelines, and it's hard to say we are making progress for working women if only those with college degrees are benefitting." For this reason, McSwigan emphasizes the need for broad-based policy efforts that support "the different needs that families are facing" to ensure that all working women receive the same benefits that college-degree holders have. "It's not one-size-fits-all approach," McSwigan said.
