Top 10 vehicles stolen last year in Calgary

Honda Civics used to be the vehicle of choice for thieves in Calgary, but the cars have been replaced in a big way by Ford pickups.

Statistics just released by Calgary police show 740 Ford trucks were stolen in Calgary in 2013.

Honda Civics were second at 211.

It also appears the number of vehicle thefts is on the rise. Almost 300 more cars and trucks were stolen in 2013 than the previous year's totalof3,669thefts.

However, that number is down significantly from the 1990s when 8,000 vehicles a year were stolen.

Calgary police say they were able to recover 2,831 out of the 3,361vehiclesstolen.

On average, nine vehiclesare stolen per day in the city.

Police say there were also 115 thefts over $5,000and 8,174 thefts under $5,000 from vehicles.