Key Facts
- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that over 1 million vehicles were stolen in 2023, a 1 percent increase over 2022. California and Texas had the most reported stolen vehicles.
- According to NICB Vehicle Theft Trend Data:
- Popular full-size pickups continue at the top of the list as the type of most stolen vehicle.
- The Hyundai Sonata and Hyundai Elantra are new to the top 10 list in 2022.
- If reported stolen in the first 24 hours, passenger vehicles had a 34 percent same-day recovery rate in 2022. More than 85 percent of stolen vehicles were recovered in 2022.
Motor Vehicle Theft
| Year |
Estimated total vehicle thefts |
Percent change |
| 2019 |
801,023 |
NA |
| 2020 |
888,011 |
11% |
| 2021 |
937,976 |
6 |
| 2022 |
1,001,967 |
7 |
NA= Data not available.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.
| 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.
| Rank |
State |
2022 (1) |
2021 |
Percent change
2021-2022 |
| 1 |
California |
202,685 |
201,034 |
1% |
| 2 |
Texas |
105,015 |
95,082 |
10 |
| 3 |
Washington |
46,939 |
35,921 |
31 |
| 4 |
Florida |
45,973 |
43,250 |
6 |
| 5 |
Colorado |
42,237 |
38,570 |
10 |
| 6 |
Illinois |
38,649 |
28,677 |
35 |
| 7 |
Ohio |
29,913 |
28,107 |
6 |
| 8 |
Missouri |
29,345 |
26,630 |
10 |
| 9 |
New York |
28,292 |
23,088 |
23 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
26,529 |
26,238 |
1 |
(1) Law Enforcement Agencies may still be reporting thefts for 2022, and these numbers may change.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.
| 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 |
8,757 |
89% |
Montana |
2,509 |
98% |
| Alaska |
637 |
60 |
Nebraska |
2,021 |
72 |
| Arizona |
7,667 |
62 |
Nevada |
15,654 |
99 |
| Arkansas |
7,436 |
98 |
New Hampshire |
902 |
98 |
| California |
65,464 |
54 |
New Jersey |
9,393 |
63 |
| Colorado |
45,599 |
99 |
New Mexico |
10,859 |
88 |
| Connecticut |
7,009 |
98 |
New York |
6,332 |
24 |
| Delaware |
1,658 |
98 |
North Carolina |
20,366 |
97 |
| D.C. |
3,907 |
100 |
North Dakota |
1,994 |
97 |
| Florida |
8,558 |
38 |
Ohio |
26,339 |
94 |
| Georgia |
19,703 |
88 |
Oklahoma |
12,736 |
100 |
| Hawaii |
4,621 |
100 |
Oregon |
22,816 |
100 |
| Idaho |
1,734 |
96 |
Pennsylvania |
14,370 |
38 |
| Illinois |
31,341 |
85 |
Rhode Island |
1,717 |
99 |
| Indiana |
11,678 |
85 |
South Carolina |
12,726 |
99 |
| Iowa |
4,285 |
93 |
South Dakota |
2,114 |
88 |
| Kansas |
6,204 |
90 |
Tennessee |
25,562 |
100 |
| Kentucky |
9,486 |
99 |
Texas |
98,026 |
99 |
| Louisiana |
8,128 |
74 |
Utah |
6,631 |
96 |
| Maine |
980 |
95 |
Vermont |
595 |
96 |
| Maryland |
11,711 |
91 |
Virginia |
13,673 |
100 |
| Massachusetts |
6,986 |
100 |
Washington |
49,693 |
99 |
| Michigan |
26,155 |
92 |
West Virginia |
1,383 |
88 |
| Minnesota |
16,540 |
94 |
Wisconsin |
13,033 |
95 |
| Mississippi |
2,898 |
63 |
Wyoming |
629 |
76 |
| Missouri |
30,267 |
97 |
(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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Top five motorcycle makes stolen |
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Top five states by motorcycle thefts |
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Top five months for motorcyle thefts |
| Rank |
Make |
Thefts |
Rank |
State |
Thefts |
Rank |
Month |
Thefts |
| 1 |
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
10,282 |
1 |
California |
9,345 |
1 |
August |
5,693 |
| 2 |
Yamaha Motor Corporation |
8,185 |
2 |
Texas |
4,263 |
2 |
September |
5,540 |
| 3 |
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
5,904 |
3 |
Florida |
3,698 |
3 |
July |
5,476 |
| 4 |
Harley Davidson, Inc. |
5,811 |
4 |
New York |
2,662 |
4 |
October |
5,086 |
| 5 |
American Suzuki Motor Corporation |
4,890 |
5 |
Washington |
1,947 |
5 |
June |
4,865 |
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Most stolen vehicles
| |
All model years (1) |
|
| Rank |
Model |
Thefts |
Most common
model year stolen |
| 1 |
Chevrolet Full Size Pick-up |
48,206 |
2004 |
| 2 |
Ford Full Size Pick-up |
47,999 |
2006 |
| 3 |
Honda Civic |
31,673 |
2000 |
| 4 |
Honda Accord |
30,274 |
1997 |
| 5 |
Toyota Camry |
17,270 |
2007 |
| 6 |
GMC Full Size Pick-up |
15,599 |
2005 |
| 7 |
Nissan Altima |
14,108 |
2020 |
| 8 |
Honda CR-V |
13,308 |
2000 |
| 9 |
Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee |
13,210 |
2018 |
| 10 |
Toyota Corolla |
12,927 |
2020 |
(1) Includes all model years for each vehicle.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.
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