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Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2022
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Rank Metropolitan statistical area (1) Theft rate (2)
1 Pueblo, CO 1,086.44 
2 Bakersfield, CA 1,072.36 
3 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,062.67 
4 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 845.68 
5 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 796.94 
6 Albuquerque, NM 795.18 
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 758.68 
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 699.30 
9 Greeley, CO 589.42 
10 Kansas City, MO-KS 572.67 

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 

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TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH HIGHEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES, 2008
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Vehicles stolen Rate (1)
1 Modesto, CA  4,235 829.26
2 Laredo, TX 1,960 827.21
3 Yakima, WA  1,828 779.32
4 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA  22,554 751.53
5 Bakersfield, CA 5,918 739.33
6 Stockton, CA  4,963 738.12
7 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 13,662 732.25
8 Albuquerque, NM  6,182 730.81
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 30,735 719.03
10 Fresno, CA 6,533 718.58

(1) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2008 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH HIGHEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES, 2009
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Vehicles stolen Rate (1)
1 Laredo, TX  1,792 742.22
2 Modesto, CA  3,712 727.29
3 Bakersfield, CA  5,530 684.91
4 Stockton, CA  4,479 663.69
5 Fresno, CA 5,875 641.89
6 Yakima, WA 1,525 637.93
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 26,374 610.81
8 Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,440 567.88
9 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 10,706 562.63
10 Albuquerque, NM 4,815 561.25

(1) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2009 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS WITH HIGHEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES, 2010
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Fresno, CA  7,559 812.40
2 Modesto, CA  3,878 753.81
3 Bakersfield, CA  5,623 669.70
4 Spokane, WA 2,673 586.35
5 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,392 578.69
6 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 11,881 552.83
7 Stockton, CA 3,779 551.43
8 Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,409 544.80
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 22,617 521.68
10 Yakima, WA 1,266 520.49

(1) Metropolitan statistical areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2010 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS WITH HIGHEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES, 2011
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Fresno, CA  7,621 808.25
2 Modesto, CA  3,315 639.32
3 Bakersfield-Delano, CA  5,240 615.23
4 Spokane, WA 2,614 551.75
5 Yakima, WA 1,308 529.25
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 23,223 528.87
7 Stockton, CA 3,532 507.32
8 Anderson, SC 911 483.32
9 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,002 480.71
10 Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,124 472.78

(1) Metropolitan statistical areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2011 U.S. Census population estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS BY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATE, 2013
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Bakersfield, CA 6,267 725.24
2 Fresno, CA 6,750 706.61
3 Modesto, CA 3,565 678.41
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 29,326 649.34
5 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,463 633.61
6 Redding, CA 1,120 625.77
7 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 3,205 598.26
8 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,540 597.95
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 10,925 569.12
10 Yuba City, CA 930 551.31

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2013 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
TOP 10 U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS BY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATE, 2014
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 29,093 633.27
2 Bakersfield, CA 5,211 595.82
3 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,245 593.21
4 Odessa, TX  886 575.68
5 Modesto, CA 3,047 572.75
6 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 3,032 560.49
7 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,414 559.92
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA  20,268 552.04
9 Fresno, CA 5,260 544.53
10 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 10,531 539.26

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2014 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2015
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Modesto, CA 4,072 756.33
2 Albuquerque, NM 6,657 733.71
3 Bakersfield, CA 6,000 680.14
4 Salinas, CA 2,934 676.20
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 30,554 656.21
6 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,656 641.23
7 Pueblo, CO 983 600.89
8 Merced, CA 1,605 597.87
9 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 25,001 556.92
10 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,352 539.34

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2015 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2016
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Rank Metropolitan statistical area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Albuquerque, NM 10,011 1,114.01
2 Pueblo, CO 1,325 899.43
3 Bakersfield, CA 7,176 854.66
4 Modesto, CA 3,820 767.69
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 25,708 679.05
6 Anchorage, AK 2,273 669.38
7 Merced, CA 1,622 660.65
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA         29,414 640.26
9 Fresno, CA 5,682 631.79
10 Billings, MT 877 625.38

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2016 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2017
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Albuquerque, NM 9,989 1,096.82
2 Anchorage, AK 3,274 816.69
3 Pueblo, CO 1,353 812.73
4 Redding, CA 1,352 751.44
5 St. Joseph, MO 952 749.99
6 Bakersfield, CA 6,560 734.50
7 Modesto, CA 3,870 706.33
8 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,575 613.74
9 Yuba City, CA 1,050 604.56
10 Springfield, MO 2,686 580.92

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2017 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2018
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Albuquerque, NM 7,146 780.19
2 Anchorage, AK 3,087 773.40
3 Bakersfield, CA 6,748 752.48
4 Pueblo, CO 1,175 701.37
5 Modesto, CA 3,428 623.48
6 Redding, CA 1,037 575.98
7 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,287 569.58
8 Wichita, KS 3,547 550.02
9 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,404 538.28
10 St. Joseph, MO-KS 674 532.85

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2018 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2019
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Bakersfield, CA  6,538 726.28
2 Albuquerque, NM  6,399 697.05
3 St. Joseph, MO-KS  770 614.90
4 Modesto, CA  3,156 573.13
5 Odessa, TX  946 569.11
6 Topeka, KS  1,293 557.40
7 Yuba City, CA 959 546.01
8 Merced, CA  1,483 534.07
9 Yakima, WA  1,325 528.16
10 Springfield, MO  2,420 514.57

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2019 U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2020
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Bakersfield, CA  8,161 905.41
2 Yuba City, CA  1,279 724.46
3 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO  21,112 705.80
4 Odessa, TX  1,114 664.28
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 30,774 655.20
6 Albuquerque, NM  5,835 631.75
7 Pueblo, CO  1,023 602.39
8 Billings, MT  1,038 564.75
9 St. Joseph, MO-KS  692 564.64
10 Tulsa, OK  5,553 551.76

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 
Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2021
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Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Theft rate (2)
1 Bakersfield, CA   1,023.68 
2 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO   964.92 
3 Pueblo, CO   891.39 
4 Albuquerque, NM   710.58 
5 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 680.20 
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 675.86 
7 Billings, MT   611.11 
8 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 597.83 
9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 582.47 
10 Yuba City, CA   578.68 

(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named.
(2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on U.S. Census Population Estimates.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.