Yes, you are liable and will pay all damages out of your pocket. Doesn't matter if your friend had insurance or not, insurance goes with vehicles, not with people, and you allowed someone to use your car knowing it was not insured and therefore not legal to be driven or parked on any public road. If you can't, won't, or don't pay damages chances are the state will revoke your license until you do.
Your "friend" has no liability legally, it was your car and your lack of having insurance that caused this. However, a good friend would feel a moral obligation to help pay for damages. And yes, even if you had no knowledge of him driving your car since you didn't secure the keys.
Even if you were to report it stolen an your friend was charged, that wouldn't change that is was not insured and you didn't secure the keys.
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