Motor vehicle theft in U.S. cities and states
Theft, or attempted theft, of a car, truck, motorcycle or other motor vehicle.
We estimate about 549,400 offenses a year across the U.S., down 18.8% from a year earlier. The model projects a 2.0% increase by 2031.
- Group
- Property crimes
- FBI offense codes
- 240
- Counted as
- One per offense
Cities and places
Highest motor vehicle theft rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for motor vehicle theft; the U.S. rate is 100. Rates run high where many people work or visit but few live, so downtowns and shopping areas weigh on a city's figure.
PlaceIndex
25 places published so far; 22 are above the U.S. rate for motor vehicle theft. The highest is at 5.9 times the U.S. rate.
States
Motor vehicle theft by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Maryland
171
Alaska
169
New Mexico
138
Missouri
135
Hawaii
123
Louisiana
121
Minnesota
113
Kansas
104
Oregon
104
Michigan
97
Kentucky
95
South Carolina
92
Connecticut
91
Nebraska
87
North Dakota
75
Arkansas
75
Georgia
73
New Jersey
72
Alabama
72
Delaware
71
Wisconsin
69
Montana
68
Mississippi
65
South Dakota
63
Virginia
59
Iowa
56
Utah
54
Rhode Island
50
Wyoming
47
Maine
35
West Virginia
34
New Hampshire
28
Idaho
27
Vermont
24
Other property crimes
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.