Motor vehicle theft rate in the U.S. by state 2020 | Statista

In 2020, Colorado had the highest rate of motor vehicle theft in the United States, with 524.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The District of Columbia, New Mexico, California, and Missouri rounded out the top five states for motor vehicle theft in that year. Nationwide, the rate of motor vehicle theft stood at 246 cases per 100,000 residents.

Motor vehicle theft rate in the United States in 2020, by state (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Characteristic	Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 inhabitants
United States	246
Colorado	524.3
District of Columbia	476.8
New Mexico	427.6
California	427.6
Missouri	393.2
Oregon	391
Hawaii	379.8
Oklahoma	378
Washington	356.1
Nevada	336.4
Utah	316.6
Tennessee	306.4
Texas	287
South Carolina	282.1
North Dakota	271
Alaska	269.3
Louisiana	266.9
Arkansas	261.8
Nebraska	260.5
South Dakota	259.3
Kentucky	256.8
Minnesota	250
Kansas	248.1
Montana	247.6
Arizona	241.7
Georgia	238.2
Connecticut	236.8
Indiana	228.5
Alabama	222
Mississippi	205
Iowa	197.1
North Carolina	193.6
Michigan	184.5
Florida	176.1
Maryland	172.9
Ohio	171.7
Illinois	169.5
Delaware	168.7
Wyoming	165.5
Wisconsin	161
Rhode Island	142.7
West Virginia	127.2
Virginia	126.3
Pennsylvania	121
New Jersey	115.7
New York	101.7
Massachusetts	99.2
Idaho	96.7
New Hampshire	76.4
Maine	63.8
Vermont	42.4

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