The report ranked the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area sixth and Yakima ninth in auto theft rates.

The Northwest Insurance Council said 44,563 vehicles were reported stolen in Washington last year, an 11 percent drop from 2005. The group said auth theft is up 51 percent since 1995 and costs $75 billion each year nationally.

Here is a Top 10 list of Washington cities and theft rates:

City Thefts Theft Rate 1. Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue 31,256 975.74 2. Yakima 2,156 930.97 3. Spokane 3,389 768.99 4. Longview 468 480.86 5. Mount Vernon-Anacortes 416 367.59 6. Olympia 812 354.79 7. Kennewick-Richland-Pasco 609 275.61 8. Bellingham 491 267.62 9. Bremerton-Silverdale 577 239.76 10. Wenatchee 163 155.58

The theft rate is based on the number of thefts per 100,000 inhabitants using 2005 U.S. Census Population estimates.

Here are Washington's most stolen vehicles, according to NICB statistics: 1. 1991 Honda Accord 2. 1995 Honda Civic 3. 1989 Toyota Camry 4. 1990 Acura Integra 5. 1986 Toyota Pickup 6. 1994 Nissan Sentra 7. 1994 Saturn SL 8. 1993 Dodge Caravan 9. 1988 Honda Prelude 10. 1993 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee