CrimeMetric

Theft from vehicle in U.S. cities and states

Theft of belongings from inside a vehicle, and of its parts or accessories.

We estimate about 914,500 offenses a year across the U.S., down 6.7% from a year earlier. The model projects a 13.3% decline by 2031.

Group
Property crimes
FBI offense codes
23F, 23G
Counted as
One per offense
Cities and places

Highest theft from vehicle rates among the places we publish

Index per resident for theft from vehicle; 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 theft from vehicle. The highest is at 5.8 times the U.S. rate.

States

Theft from vehicle by state

Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.

StateIndex
Maryland156
Oregon138
New Mexico126
Alaska120
South Carolina117
Missouri113
Kansas107
Minnesota103
Hawaii98
Georgia95
Louisiana93
Utah93
Virginia90
Vermont90
Delaware86
Nebraska79
Kentucky78
Montana76
Michigan75
New Jersey72
Connecticut70
Arkansas68
Alabama62
South Dakota60
Iowa58
Rhode Island55
Mississippi55
Wyoming52
North Dakota51
Wisconsin45
New Hampshire35
Maine32
Idaho31
West Virginia27

Other property crimes

Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.