Where Are Motorcycles Stolen Or Crashed Least Or Most?
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio — Feb. 27, 2006 — If you think you’d be more likely to have your motorcycle stolen if you lived in Chicago versus Wichita, who could blame you? After all, it’s a much bigger city. The same goes for crashes; no one could fault you for assuming that the bigger the city, the more the traffic congestion and therefore the greater the odds of having an accident. But that’s not always the case, according to The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, which insures more motorcycles than any other insurance group in the country. Progressive reviewed claims data on more than two million motorcycles insured over the past three years to determine the likelihood of a motorcyclist getting into an accident or having a bike stolen. The analysis focused on the 88 U.S. metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 and higher. The study found Honolulu riders are most likely to have their bikes stolen, even though it’s the 53rd largest metropolitan area. In fact, a motorcyclist i
