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Motor Vehicle Thefts By State, 2021 (1)
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State Motor vehicle
theft incidents (2)		 Percent of population
covered by reporting law
enforcement agencies (3)		 State Motor vehicle
theft incidents (2)		 Percent of population
covered by reporting law
enforcement agencies (3)
Alabama 7,308 82% Montana 2,967 97%
Alaska 611 56 Nebraska 1,750 73
Arizona 5,823 52 Nevada 13,709 99
Arkansas 8,110 97 New Hampshire 892 98
California 11,272 29 New Jersey 5,207 48
Colorado 40,853 99 New Mexico 7,316 85
Connecticut 7,407 98 New York 4,088 20
Delaware 1,609 98 North Carolina 18,779 97
D.C. 1,716 100 North Dakota 2,085 96
Florida 50 17 Ohio 19,402 91
Georgia 17,985 89 Oklahoma 15,387 99
Hawaii 4,286 85 Oregon 19,242 100
Idaho 1,618 96 Pennsylvania 7,648 36
Illinois 11,735 64 Rhode Island 1,635 99
Indiana 12,585 82 South Carolina 13,937 99
Iowa 5,799 93 South Dakota 1,959 89
Kansas 5,681 90 Tennessee 20,142 100
Kentucky 11,100 99 Texas 87,053 98
Louisiana 7,505 73 Utah 7,960 93
Maine 891 96 Vermont 450 97
Maryland 4,026 65 Virginia 11,248 100
Massachusetts 6,819 99 Washington 35,326 99
Michigan 21,283 93 West Virginia 1,797 89
Minnesota 14,562 94 Wisconsin 15,950 94
Mississippi 3,059 59 Wyoming 856 76

(1) Includes the District of Columbia. Does not include a total for the United States because data in this chart is compiled on a different basis than the national totals released by the FBI.
(2) Beginning in 2021, state totals comprise of incidents submitted by law enforcement agencies to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
(3) States have varying degrees of reporting data to the NIBRS.  Percent of population covered shown.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer.

 

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Motor Vehicle Thefts By State, 2020 (1)
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State Vehicles stolen State Vehicles stolen
Alabama 10,926 Montana 2,676
Alaska 1,969 Nebraska 5,048
Arizona 17,937 Nevada 10,556
Arkansas 7,933 New Hampshire 1,044
California 168,323 New Jersey 10,278
Colorado 30,452 New Mexico 9,006
Connecticut 8,422 New York 19,656
Delaware 1,665 North Carolina 20,520
D.C. 3,399 North Dakota 2,074
Florida 38,271 Ohio 20,077
Georgia 25,506 Oklahoma 15,047
Hawaii 5,344 Oregon 16,585
Idaho 1,767 Pennsylvania 15,474
Illinois 21,332 Puerto Rico 1,978
Indiana 15,435 Rhode Island 1,509
Iowa 6,235 South Carolina 14,718
Kansas 7,229 South Dakota 2,315
Kentucky 11,497 Tennessee 21,098
Louisiana 12,400 Texas 84,276
Maine 862 Utah 10,288
Maryland 10,469 Vermont 264
Massachusetts 6,835 Virginia 10,853
Michigan 18,385 Washington 27,399
Minnesota 14,146 West Virginia 2,271
Mississippi 6,083 Wisconsin 9,393
Missouri 24,189 Wyoming 964

(1) Includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Does not include a total for the United States because data in this chart is compiled on a different basis than the national totals released by the FBI.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports.