Video Shows That Dodge Muscle Cars Are Criminal Catnip

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This video is extremely compelling.

Dodge has been doing a lot of things right over the past couple of years, and consumers have been taking notice - unfortunately, so have those who prefer to take what they can’t or won’t buy. After sharing a story of one of the most heartbreaking Dodge car thefts, in which a family’s pet was stolen along with their brand new Charger from an Atlanta gas station, a reader kindly passed along some information that suggests that Dodge is not only topping lists for making some of the most powerful cars but also some of the most stolen cars.

According to a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), large displacement engine-powered Dodges are stolen at a rate of over five times the average. While alarming and informative, this only validates what we have already been speculating based on the many reports of stolen Challengers and Chargers. A quick look back on the past year will lead you to believe that this thorn in Dodge owner’s side will likely not be changing for some time.

One of the most memorable stolen Dodge moments has to be when a thief used a stolen Hellcat to outrun the helicopter. Luckily, he ran out of gas before he could do any damage, the car was recovered, and the thief was sentenced to three years behind bars.

However, most of the time a good outcome like this is just too good to be true, and others that have had their Chargers and Challengers stolen have not had the same good fortune.

One such example is this guy’s Hellcat that was stolen on Turo. Turo is a car-sharing platform that allows users to make a little extra money by renting their cars out to other users. While this may seem like a very bad idea to some people, Turo does have a stringent vetting process that makes it reasonably safe. However, the extent that some people go to take what is not theirs should not be underestimated.