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These crimes add an estimated 10% to the cost of insurance premiums paid bypolicyholders in New York State. As the legislative findings associated with the creationof the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Demonstration Program point out:“Motor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud are a major problem in New Yorkand costs honest motor vehicle policyholders billions of dollars annually. As the cost ofmotor vehicle insurance continues to rise, this essential coverage has become lessaffordable and more out of reach for many New Yorkers.”Since 1997, New York State had experienced an alarming increase in the reportsfor suspected incidents of motor vehicle insurance fraud (MVIF)from insurers in theState with the greatest increase occurring in no-fault related fraud. Suspected reportsof MVIF to the State Insurance Frauds Bureau includes fraudulent reports of vehicletheft, vehicle fire (arson), larceny from vehicle, vehicle vandalism, vehicle collisiondamage, billing and no-fault. In 1997, 13,939 incidents of MVIF were reported and by2003, the number had increased by 39.4% to 24,282. Due to targeted enforcement,enhanced prosecution and changes in New York State insurance laws MVIF decreasedby 32.9% from 2003 to 2007.Since the economic downturn began in New York State has experienced, anincrease of MVIF of 16,276 suspected incidents in 2007 to 17,185 as compared to18,368 incidents in 2008. This has greatly contributed to the fact that the average costof motor vehicle insurance for New York State residents is the third highest in the nationbehind Michigan and New Jersey.30000Motor Vehicle Insurance FraudSuspected Incidence in New York State2500020000150001000013,939 13,92320,76224,28219,29816,27618,368All Fraud500001997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009In 2009, the New York City Region experiences 70% of the suspected incidenceof motor vehicle insurance fraud reported to the State Insurance Frauds Bureau with19% of those incidents reported for the Region of suburban counties: Nassau,NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 10
Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester. On average, the cost of motor vehicle insurance inthese regions is much greater than the rest of New York State.Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud by Region2% 2% 1% 0%2% 0%18%3%72%NYCNYC SuburbsWesternMid HudsonFinger LakesCapital DistrictCentralSouthern TierNorthernMotor Vehicle Insurance Fraud - 2008 – 2009Top Ten CountiesCounty 2008 2009 ChangeKings 4,416 4,908 11.1%Queens 3,282 3,483 6.1%Bronx 1,859 2,336 25.6%New York 1,704 1,164 -31.6%Suffolk 1,377 1,396 1.3%Nassau 1,534 1,369 -10.7%Richmond 454 544 19.8%Erie 411 429 4.3%Westchester 416 424 1.9%Monroe 209 226 8.1%Although New York City has documented declining reports of motor vehicle theft,the City of New York, as a region, still has the highest rates of motor vehicle insurancefraud (111.7 per 100,000) in the State. In 2009, Kings County had the highest rate ofmotor vehicle insurance fraud based on population (191.1 per 100,000 population) andaccounted for approximately 26.7% of the reported incidents of motor vehicle insurancefraud in the State followed by Bronx County (167.1 per 100,000), Queens County (151.2NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 11
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Page 18 and 19: 2. Methods for combating the proble
Page 20 and 21: SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITY ON Septem
Page 22 and 23: DCJS StaffRon DickensVal Friedlande
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complainant; this is now happening
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Niagara Falls City Police Departmen
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motor vehicles are assigned to this
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scene; younger suspects would use t
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Rochester Police DepartmentPerforma
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where defendants seek specific part
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had knowledge that the car was stol
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Reported Incidents of Motor Vehicle
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Incidence of Motor Vehicle Thefts:
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REPORTED MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS: 2008
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Motor Vehicle Thefts Rates per Popu
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Motor Vehicle Thefts Rates per Regi
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Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud Suspe
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MVIF 2009 Rate per Population2009Ra
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