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CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Theft & Heavy Equipment
09-30-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
According to a a newly released report, California was second in the Top Ten States
for Thefts of heavy Equipment.
The non-profit National Insurance Crime Bureau identified that in 2010, a total of
6,474 thefts of heavy equipment occurred.
The most commonly stolen pieces of equipment were loaders, were type tractors and
backhoes. John Deere equipment was the most stolen followed by Caterpillar and
Kubota. Only 28 percent of equipment was recovered according to the report.
TOP TEN STATE FOR THEFTS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT
1. Texas
2. California
3. Florida
4. North Carolina
5. Georgia
6. South Carolina
7. Oklahoma
8. Maryland
9. Ohio
10. Alabama
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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