Vehicle Theft Rates by City (2023)
Motor vehicle theft rates per 100,000 residents
National average: 318.3 per 100,000 residents · 248 cities
| # | City | Population | Vehicle Theft/100K | vs National | Safety Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk, VA | 238K | 421.9 | +33% | C |
| 2 | Oklahoma City, OK | 681K | 401.4 | +26% | C |
| 3 | Jacksonville, FL | 955K | 397.8 | +25% | D |
| 4 | Mesa, AZ | 504K | 397.8 | +25% | D |
| 5 | Oxnard, CA | 202K | 389.2 | +22% | D |
| 6 | Evansville, IN | 117K | 381.7 | +20% | C |
| 7 | Lakewood, CO | 156K | 381.7 | +20% | C |
| 8 | Kansas City, MO | 508K | 371.7 | +17% | C |
| 9 | Moreno Valley, CA | 212K | 366.5 | +15% | C |
| 10 | Durham, NC | 284K | 366.5 | +15% | C |
| 11 | Riverside, CA | 315K | 363.2 | +14% | B |
| 12 | Irvine, CA | 308K | 363.2 | +14% | B |
| 13 | Salt Lake City, UT | 200K | 356.5 | +12% | C |
| 14 | Gainesville, FL | 141K | 356.5 | +12% | C |
| 15 | Salem, OR | 179K | 356.5 | +12% | D |
| 16 | Murrieta, CA | 113K | 356.5 | +12% | D |
| 17 | Buffalo, NY | 278K | 356.5 | +12% | D |
| 18 | Nashville, TN | 689K | 354.6 | +11% | B |
| 19 | Fort Worth, TX | 919K | 354.6 | +11% | D |
| 20 | Cary, NC | 175K | 352.1 | +11% | B |
| 21 | Ontario, CA | 175K | 352.1 | +11% | C |
| 22 | Manchester, NH | 116K | 352.1 | +11% | C |
| 23 | San Bernardino, CA | 222K | 339.4 | +7% | C |
| 24 | Los Angeles, CA | 4.0M | 338.2 | +6% | C |
| 25 | Baton Rouge, LA | 228K | 337.7 | +6% | B |
| 26 | Tampa, FL | 400K | 332.4 | +4% | C |
| 27 | Torrance, CA | 144K | 331.6 | +4% | C |
| 28 | Corona, CA | 157K | 331.6 | +4% | D |
| 29 | Simi Valley, CA | 127K | 331.6 | +4% | D |
| 30 | Fresno, CA | 542K | 330.4 | +4% | D |
| 31 | Fargo, ND | 126K | 328.6 | +3% | B |
| 32 | Cape Coral, FL | 194K | 328.6 | +3% | C |
| 33 | Winston-Salem, NC | 250K | 323.8 | +2% | C |
| 34 | Providence, RI | 191K | 322.5 | +1% | C |
| 35 | Dallas, TX | 1.3M | 313.5 | -2% | D |
| 36 | Boston, MA | 676K | 312.7 | -2% | C |
| 37 | Virginia Beach, VA | 459K | 312.6 | -2% | C |
| 38 | Miami, FL | 442K | 312.4 | -2% | B |
| 39 | Newark, NJ | 312K | 308.8 | -3% | C |
| 40 | Miramar, FL | 135K | 307.1 | -4% | C |
| 41 | San Jose, CA | 1.0M | 306.6 | -4% | B |
| 42 | Killeen, TX | 153K | 305.5 | -4% | B |
| 43 | Joliet, IL | 150K | 305.5 | -4% | C |
| 44 | Cleveland, OH | 373K | 301.7 | -5% | C |
| 45 | Tallahassee, FL | 196K | 300.8 | -5% | C |
| 46 | Centennial, CO | 108K | 300.8 | -5% | C |
| 47 | Savannah, GA | 148K | 293 | -8% | B |
| 48 | Surprise, AZ | 142K | 293 | -8% | B |
| 49 | Palmdale, CA | 169K | 293 | -8% | C |
| 50 | Plano, TX | 285K | 291.1 | -9% | C |
| 51 | San Diego, CA | 1.4M | 288.3 | -9% | C |
| 52 | Boise, ID | 236K | 286.3 | -10% | C |
| 53 | Wichita, KS | 398K | 286.3 | -10% | D |
| 54 | Corpus Christi, TX | 318K | 286.3 | -10% | D |
| 55 | Chicago, IL | 2.7M | 283.2 | -11% | B |
| 56 | Clearwater, FL | 117K | 282.9 | -11% | C |
| 57 | Columbia, MO | 126K | 282.9 | -11% | D |
| 58 | Paterson, NJ | 160K | 282.9 | -11% | D |
| 59 | Hampton, VA | 137K | 282.9 | -11% | D |
| 60 | Sterling Heights, MI | 134K | 282.7 | -11% | B |
| 61 | Shreveport, LA | 188K | 282.7 | -11% | C |
| 62 | Elk Grove, CA | 176K | 279.4 | -12% | C |
| 63 | Overland Park, KS | 197K | 279.4 | -12% | C |
| 64 | Sparks, NV | 108K | 279.4 | -12% | D |
| 65 | Tacoma, WA | 219K | 270.9 | -15% | C |
| 66 | Warwick, RI | 83K | 269.1 | -15% | B |
| 67 | Grand Rapids, MI | 199K | 263.4 | -17% | C |
| 68 | Carrollton, TX | 133K | 263.4 | -17% | C |
| 69 | Scottsdale, AZ | 241K | 263.2 | -17% | B |
| 70 | Charlotte, NC | 875K | 263 | -17% | C |
| 71 | Seattle, WA | 749K | 261.9 | -18% | C |
| 72 | Montgomery, AL | 201K | 260.3 | -18% | D |
| 73 | Phoenix, AZ | 1.7M | 260.2 | -18% | C |
| 74 | Charleston, SC | 150K | 259 | -19% | B |
| 75 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 127K | 259 | -19% | D |
| 76 | Orlando, FL | 308K | 258.6 | -19% | B |
| 77 | Minneapolis, MN | 430K | 258.4 | -19% | B |
| 78 | Worcester, MA | 207K | 258.4 | -19% | B |
| 79 | Murfreesboro, TN | 153K | 258.3 | -19% | B |
| 80 | Bridgeport, CT | 149K | 258.3 | -19% | B |
| 81 | Fishers, IN | 101K | 258.3 | -19% | B |
| 82 | San Francisco, CA | 874K | 253.7 | -20% | C |
| 83 | College Station, TX | 121K | 253.3 | -20% | B |
| 84 | Lubbock, TX | 264K | 251.1 | -21% | C |
| 85 | Peoria, AZ | 191K | 245.1 | -23% | B |
| 86 | Provo, UT | 115K | 245.1 | -23% | B |
| 87 | Toledo, OH | 271K | 239.1 | -25% | C |
| 88 | Hartford, CT | 121K | 238.1 | -25% | B |
| 89 | League City, TX | 115K | 238.1 | -25% | B |
| 90 | New York, NY | 8.3M | 237.7 | -25% | C |
| 91 | Akron, OH | 190K | 237.6 | -25% | B |
| 92 | Reno, NV | 264K | 237.6 | -25% | C |
| 93 | McKinney, TX | 195K | 237.6 | -25% | D |
| 94 | Alexandria, VA | 159K | 237.6 | -25% | D |
| 95 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 178K | 235.5 | -26% | B |
| 96 | Lakeland, FL | 113K | 235.5 | -26% | B |
| 97 | Lewisville, TX | 112K | 235.5 | -26% | B |
| 98 | Concord, CA | 129K | 235.5 | -26% | D |
| 99 | Lansing, MI | 113K | 235.5 | -26% | D |
| 100 | Independence, MO | 123K | 235.5 | -26% | D |
| 101 | Lancaster, CA | 174K | 234 | -26% | B |
| 102 | West Palm Beach, FL | 117K | 233.8 | -27% | B |
| 103 | Springfield, IL | 114K | 233.8 | -27% | B |
| 104 | Hayward, CA | 163K | 233.8 | -27% | C |
| 105 | Austin, TX | 979K | 232.8 | -27% | C |
| 106 | Richmond, VA | 227K | 231.6 | -27% | B |
| 107 | Atlanta, GA | 499K | 231.6 | -27% | D |
| 108 | Denver, CO | 716K | 229.5 | -28% | D |
| 109 | Escondido, CA | 151K | 227.2 | -29% | B |
| 110 | Meridian, ID | 118K | 227.2 | -29% | B |
| 111 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 205K | 222.2 | -30% | B |
| 112 | Hialeah, FL | 223K | 222.2 | -30% | B |
| 113 | Jersey City, NJ | 292K | 222.2 | -30% | C |
| 114 | Rapid City, SD | 78K | 219.3 | -31% | B |
| 115 | Bangor, ME | 32K | 219.3 | -31% | D |
| 116 | New Orleans, LA | 384K | 218 | -32% | D |
| 117 | Gilbert, AZ | 268K | 218 | -32% | D |
| 118 | Roseville, CA | 148K | 217.2 | -32% | C |
| 119 | Victorville, CA | 135K | 217.2 | -32% | C |
| 120 | Pittsburgh, PA | 303K | 217 | -32% | C |
| 121 | Sioux Falls, SD | 193K | 216.4 | -32% | C |
| 122 | Bellevue, WA | 152K | 216.4 | -32% | C |
| 123 | Green Bay, WI | 107K | 215 | -32% | B |
| 124 | Memphis, TN | 633K | 214.9 | -32% | B |
| 125 | Arlington, TX | 394K | 212.6 | -33% | B |
| 126 | Tucson, AZ | 543K | 212.4 | -33% | B |
| 127 | Westminster, CO | 116K | 209.6 | -34% | B |
| 128 | Arvada, CO | 124K | 209.6 | -34% | B |
| 129 | Boulder, CO | 106K | 209.6 | -34% | B |
| 130 | Broken Arrow, OK | 114K | 209.6 | -34% | D |
| 131 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 138K | 209.6 | -34% | D |
| 132 | Springfield, MA | 156K | 209.6 | -34% | D |
| 133 | Aurora, CO | 386K | 209.5 | -34% | B |
| 134 | Cheyenne, WY | 65K | 209.3 | -34% | C |
| 135 | Milwaukee, WI | 577K | 205.5 | -35% | B |
| 136 | Stockton, CA | 321K | 204.7 | -36% | B |
| 137 | Fayetteville, NC | 209K | 204.7 | -36% | B |
| 138 | Anaheim, CA | 350K | 204.7 | -36% | C |
| 139 | Fort Wayne, IN | 264K | 204.7 | -36% | C |
| 140 | Bend, OR | 99K | 203.3 | -36% | B |
| 141 | Las Vegas, NV | 647K | 202.3 | -36% | B |
| 142 | San Antonio, TX | 1.5M | 202.3 | -36% | C |
| 143 | Tempe, AZ | 181K | 201 | -37% | B |
| 144 | Waco, TX | 138K | 201 | -37% | B |
| 145 | Coral Springs, FL | 134K | 201 | -37% | B |
| 146 | Long Beach, CA | 467K | 196.8 | -38% | C |
| 147 | St. Louis, MO | 302K | 196.8 | -38% | C |
| 148 | Jackson, MS | 154K | 196.3 | -38% | B |
| 149 | Peoria, IL | 113K | 196.3 | -38% | B |
| 150 | Midland, TX | 138K | 195 | -39% | C |
| 151 | Edmond, OK | 100K | 194.4 | -39% | B |
| 152 | Sacramento, CA | 525K | 193.9 | -39% | C |
| 153 | Garland, TX | 246K | 193.9 | -39% | D |
| 154 | Little Rock, AR | 203K | 193.9 | -39% | D |
| 155 | Casper, WY | 59K | 193.6 | -39% | C |
| 156 | Philadelphia, PA | 1.6M | 192.4 | -40% | B |
| 157 | Dayton, OH | 138K | 192.3 | -40% | B |
| 158 | Thornton, CO | 142K | 192.3 | -40% | D |
| 159 | Oakland, CA | 433K | 192.2 | -40% | C |
| 160 | Frisco, TX | 201K | 192.2 | -40% | C |
| 161 | Knoxville, TN | 191K | 189.6 | -40% | B |
| 162 | Denton, TX | 148K | 189.6 | -40% | B |
| 163 | Yonkers, NY | 212K | 187.6 | -41% | C |
| 164 | Washington, DC | 690K | 185.4 | -42% | C |
| 165 | Cincinnati, OH | 309K | 184.7 | -42% | B |
| 166 | Huntsville, AL | 215K | 184.7 | -42% | B |
| 167 | Burlington, VT | 45K | 179.9 | -43% | B |
| 168 | New Haven, CT | 134K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 169 | Ann Arbor, MI | 124K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 170 | Abilene, TX | 124K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 171 | Macon, GA | 157K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 172 | Lakewood, NJ | 135K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 173 | Clovis, CA | 120K | 178.1 | -44% | C |
| 174 | Brownsville, TX | 187K | 177.6 | -44% | B |
| 175 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 171K | 177.6 | -44% | C |
| 176 | North Las Vegas, NV | 263K | 177 | -44% | C |
| 177 | Fremont, CA | 231K | 177 | -44% | C |
| 178 | Bakersfield, CA | 403K | 175.6 | -45% | B |
| 179 | Colorado Springs, CO | 479K | 174.9 | -45% | D |
| 180 | Santa Ana, CA | 309K | 174.9 | -45% | D |
| 181 | Chandler, AZ | 276K | 174.9 | -45% | D |
| 182 | Santa Clarita, CA | 229K | 174.9 | -45% | D |
| 183 | Houston, TX | 2.3M | 172.6 | -46% | B |
| 184 | Louisville, KY | 629K | 172.6 | -46% | C |
| 185 | Baltimore, MD | 586K | 172.6 | -46% | C |
| 186 | Chesapeake, VA | 249K | 170.8 | -46% | C |
| 187 | St. Petersburg, FL | 258K | 170.8 | -46% | C |
| 188 | Nampa, ID | 100K | 169.7 | -47% | B |
| 189 | Newport News, VA | 186K | 169.7 | -47% | C |
| 190 | Eugene, OR | 177K | 169.7 | -47% | C |
| 191 | Omaha, NE | 486K | 169.3 | -47% | B |
| 192 | Indianapolis, IN | 888K | 169.2 | -47% | C |
| 193 | El Paso, TX | 679K | 168.6 | -47% | B |
| 194 | Columbus, OH | 906K | 168.6 | -47% | B |
| 195 | Albuquerque, NM | 565K | 168.6 | -47% | D |
| 196 | Beaumont, TX | 115K | 167.1 | -48% | B |
| 197 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 100K | 165.7 | -48% | C |
| 198 | Oceanside, CA | 176K | 160.1 | -50% | C |
| 199 | West Jordan, UT | 117K | 160.1 | -50% | C |
| 200 | Round Rock, TX | 133K | 158.9 | -50% | C |
| 201 | Topeka, KS | 127K | 158.2 | -50% | B |
| 202 | Tulsa, OK | 413K | 157.8 | -50% | B |
| 203 | Raleigh, NC | 468K | 157.8 | -50% | D |
| 204 | Greensboro, NC | 299K | 157.8 | -50% | D |
| 205 | Federal Way, WA | 101K | 154.6 | -51% | C |
| 206 | Rockford, IL | 149K | 154.6 | -51% | C |
| 207 | Anchorage, AK | 291K | 154.5 | -51% | B |
| 208 | Des Moines, IA | 214K | 154.5 | -51% | B |
| 209 | Rochester, NY | 211K | 154.5 | -51% | B |
| 210 | Lexington, KY | 323K | 154.5 | -51% | C |
| 211 | Lincoln, NE | 291K | 154.5 | -51% | C |
| 212 | Chula Vista, CA | 275K | 153.9 | -52% | B |
| 213 | Laredo, TX | 255K | 153.9 | -52% | B |
| 214 | Glendale, AZ | 248K | 153.9 | -52% | B |
| 215 | Fontana, CA | 215K | 153.9 | -52% | D |
| 216 | Vallejo, CA | 122K | 153.2 | -52% | A |
| 217 | Visalia, CA | 141K | 153.2 | -52% | A |
| 218 | Norman, OK | 128K | 153.2 | -52% | C |
| 219 | Sunnyvale, CA | 156K | 153.2 | -52% | C |
| 220 | Portland, OR | 653K | 151.7 | -52% | B |
| 221 | Naperville, IL | 150K | 142.7 | -55% | B |
| 222 | Palm Bay, FL | 120K | 142.7 | -55% | B |
| 223 | Billings, MT | 117K | 142.7 | -55% | B |
| 224 | Charleston, WV | 47K | 141.6 | -56% | C |
| 225 | Henderson, NV | 320K | 140.3 | -56% | B |
| 226 | Tyler, TX | 106K | 139.8 | -56% | C |
| 227 | Pasadena, TX | 152K | 139.3 | -56% | B |
| 228 | Mobile, AL | 187K | 139.3 | -56% | B |
| 229 | Birmingham, AL | 201K | 138.5 | -56% | A |
| 230 | Madison, WI | 270K | 138.5 | -56% | C |
| 231 | Spokane, WA | 229K | 138.5 | -56% | C |
| 232 | Amarillo, TX | 200K | 138.5 | -56% | C |
| 233 | Pomona, CA | 151K | 126.9 | -60% | B |
| 234 | Clarksville, TN | 167K | 126.9 | -60% | C |
| 235 | Pasadena, CA | 139K | 125.3 | -61% | A |
| 236 | Wilmington, NC | 115K | 125.3 | -61% | A |
| 237 | Springfield, MO | 169K | 125.3 | -61% | C |
| 238 | Augusta, GA | 202K | 122.9 | -61% | C |
| 239 | Bismarck, ND | 74K | 113.5 | -64% | B |
| 240 | Columbia, SC | 137K | 111.2 | -65% | C |
| 241 | Modesto, CA | 218K | 107.7 | -66% | A |
| 242 | Honolulu, HI | 351K | 107.7 | -66% | C |
| 243 | Irving, TX | 257K | 107.7 | -66% | C |
| 244 | Pueblo, CO | 112K | 97.5 | -69% | A |
| 245 | Chattanooga, TN | 181K | 97.5 | -69% | B |
| 246 | Garden Grove, CA | 173K | 97.5 | -69% | B |
| 247 | Pearland, TX | 126K | 97.5 | -69% | B |
| 248 | Santa Rosa, CA | 178K | 97.5 | -69% | B |
All rates per 100,000 residents. Source: FBI UCR 2023.