National / Motor vehicle theft by state
Motor vehicle theft Rates by State
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents, 2025. Ordered lowest reported rate first. This is not a ranking of how safe a state is — it is reported crime, and it depends heavily on the reporting coverage shown in the last column.
Violent crimeProperty crimeHomicideRapeRobberyAggravated assaultBurglaryLarceny-theftMotor vehicle theftArson
United States, 2025: 199.8 per 100k · 96% reporting coverage
StateRate /100kReportedCoverage
1Vermont49.4318100%2New Hampshire53.6758100%3Idaho53.81,07899%4Maine60.484399%5Florida67.413,14183%6West Virginia71.61,10187%7Wyoming82.544893%8Massachusetts87.16,207100%9Utah96.93,39199%10Rhode Island105.51,16199%11Virginia114.410,154100%12Iowa119.63,76097%13New York128.825,41199%14Wisconsin134.87,82397%15Montana137.31,572100%16Arkansas141.94,34898%17Mississippi143.93,45881%18South Dakota145.21,21990%19New Jersey148.313,82398%20North Dakota154.31,21999%21Georgia159.216,30291%22Alabama162.98,39299%23South Carolina165.28,86596%24Minnesota165.99,653100%25Louisiana167.66,03578%26Connecticut172.16,348100%27Indiana177.410,80387%28Arizona183.313,69198%29Nebraska186.53,74299%30Michigan187.418,39097%31Delaware190.12,015100%32Pennsylvania190.324,67199%33Ohio191.121,20093%34Kentucky192.88,883100%35Oklahoma1968,072100%36North Carolina204.621,90596%37Oregon217.39,10398%38Kansas2256,33695%39Tennessee228.816,669100%40Illinois247.629,81295%41Texas250.878,83399%42Washington25920,17097%43Alaska280.72,062100%44Hawaii291.74,179100%45Missouri297.618,42199%46Colorado314.318,73399%47California317.3124,839100%48Maryland319.620,024100%49New Mexico334.26,67594%50Nevada400.813,109100%51District of Columbia697.94,841100%Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. A state with low coverage may appear low simply because agencies did not submit data. Compare states with similar coverage.