In 2020, New Zealand had the highest car theft rate worldwide, with 1,172 occurences per 100,000 inhabitants. Other countries with the highest car theft rate were Uruguay, Italy and the United States.
Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants)
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UNODC. (March 31, 2021). Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/
UNODC. "Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/
UNODC. (2021). Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/
UNODC. "Car Theft Rate in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/
UNODC, Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Car theft rate in selected countries worldwide in 2018 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], UNODC, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238378/car-theft-rate-country/