Recent Automobile Theft Statistics

Most Frequently Stolen Vehicles in the U.S., by Model,  2022

	All model years (1)
Rank	Model	Thefts	Most common model year stolen
1	Chevrolet Full Size Pick-up	49,903	2004
2	Ford Full Size Pick-up	48,175	2006
3	Honda Civic	27,113	2000
4	Honda Accord	27,089	1997
5	Hyundai Sonata	21,707	2013
6	Hyundai Elantra	19,602	2017
7	Kia Optima	18,221	2015
8	Toyota Camry	17,094	2021
9	GMC Full Size Pick-up	16,622	2005
10	Honda CR-V	13,832	2001

Auto Thefts in the U.S., 2011-2020 (F.B.I.)

Year	Vehicles stolen	Percent change
2011	716,508	-3.1%
2012	723,186	0.9
2013	700,288	-3.2
2014	686,803	-1.9
2015	713,063	3.8
2016	767,290	7.6
2017	772,943	0.7
2018	751,904	-2.7
2019	724,872	-3.6
2020	810,400	11.8

Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2022 

Rank	Metropolitan statistical area (1)	Theft rate (2)
1	Pueblo, CO	1,086.44
2	Bakersfield, CA	1,072.36
3	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1,062.67
4	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	845.68
5	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	796.94
6	Albuquerque, NM	795.18
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	758.68
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	699.30
9	Greeley, CO	589.42
10	Kansas City, MO-KS	572.67

(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.

Top 10 States With The Most Number Of Motor Vehicle Thefts, 2021-2022

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