In 2023, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of motor vehicle theft in the United States, with 1,070.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Washington, Nevada, Colorado, and Maryland rounded out the top five states for motor vehicle theft in that year. Nationwide, the rate of motor vehicle theft stood at 318.7 cases per 100,000 residents.
Motor vehicle theft rate in the United States in 2023, by state
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 inhabitants
United States
318.7
District of Columbia
1,070.9
Washington
681.2
Nevada
679.3
Colorado
651.9
Maryland
547.4
New Mexico
519.5
California
512.2
Missouri
478.6
Tennessee
451.4
Nebraska
417.1
Oregon
413.4
Texas
409.9
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 inhabitants318.7318.71,070.91,070.9681.2681.2679.3679.3651.9651.9547.4547.4519.5519.5512.2512.2478.6478.6451.4451.4417.1417.1413.4413.4409.9409.9377.4377.4344.7344.7303.5303.5292292284.6284.6281.3281.3275.4275.4270270269.4269.4267267264.8264.8263.8263.8261.8261.8254.1254.1250.6250.6244.9244.9243243239.5239.5235.7235.7220.2220.2218.2218.2204.6204.6191.1191.1190.7190.7189.5189.5182.1182.1172.8172.8168.1168.1165.2165.2147.8147.8140.2140.2131.8131.8131.7131.7116.6116.692.892.891.691.6797976.476.459.659.6United StatesDistrict of ColumbiaWashingtonNevadaColoradoMarylandNew MexicoCaliforniaMissouriTennesseeNebraskaOregonTexasLouisianaIllinoisHawaiiConnecticutKentuckyMichiganArizonaAlaskaOhioMinnesotaPennsylvaniaOklahomaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaSouth DakotaDelawareKansasIndianaNorth DakotaArkansasAlabamaMontanaNew JerseyMississippiNew YorkVirginiaWisconsinIowaUtahRhode IslandFlorida*WyomingMassachusettsWest VirginiaVermontMaineIdahoNew Hampshire
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FBI. (September 23, 2024). Motor vehicle theft rate in the United States in 2023, by state (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232588/motor-vehicle-theft-rate-in-the-us-by-state/
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