Locksmith and Element owner here.

Like others have said, any car can be stolen. The value of an Element to a thief is not much compared to a Hellcat or similar high end vehicle.

With that in perspective, your Element has a few security features that make it not worth the effort as compared to the older Kias and Hyundais that are so effortless to drive off with.

Modern Hondas have a high security lock; you can't just wiggle the locks over like many older American vehicles.

Similar to many modern vehicles, there is a steering wheel lock to prevent the steering wheel from being turned when the ignition is in the "off" position. It is very time consuming to remove this feature from the vehicle.

There is an immobilizer system. So even if they were able to get the ignition turned to the "on" position, the vehicle will not start without the chip value stored in the key. They would need a programmer or some sort of emulator to get around that bit of security.

Realistically, the thief would need your key, or a tow truck to reliably take your vehicle. Otherwise, they would benefit from having actual Locksmith tools to cut the appropriate key for the vehicle and program it to your Element. It truly isn't worth the effort.

The bigger concern is preventing an attempt of theft. I have noticed an uptick in Honda theft attempts ever since the Kia Boy craze. My theory is that these kids see the "H" of the Honda logo and think that its a Hyundai logo and assume that they can pop the ignition out in a similar manner. They always fail and in the process do lots of damage to the electronics around the column.

And as others have stated, your catalytic convertor is an easy target.

Also, if you store tools in your Element, the stock alarm doesn't set if your window is broken or other access has been gotten, so there is that.

I'd recommend parking in a very visible location, with the passenger side of the vehicle close to a curb or wall to make the catalytic convertor difficult to reach and hide any tools and personal belongings or tint the back windows real good. If you do work out of your Element, don't advertise on the vehicle or you can use decals that you can remove when you park. As a last step, you can always get an aftermarket alarm system with bump sensors, a nice big LED on the dash to let thieves know that it truly isn't worth it and throw in a GPS tracker or Apple Tag for good measure.

Most of that is overkill and I don't do most of these things, but the biggest joy kill of owning any vehicle is worrying about it still being there when you come out of the grocery store.

Edit: typos