Charlottesville VA Motor Vehicle Thefts 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Charlottesville, Virginia motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Charlottesville VA motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 172.89 per 100,000 population, a 15.54% increase from 2017.
  • The Charlottesville VA motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 149.64 per 100,000 population, a 6.27% decline from 2016.
  • The Charlottesville VA motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 159.65 per 100,000 population, a 41.22% increase from 2015.
  • The Charlottesville VA motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 113.05 per 100,000 population, a 39.29% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Crewe 2,151 511.39
Richmond 229,927 507.99
Onley 502 398.41
Portsmouth 94,218 390.58
Roanoke 100,042 366.85
St. Paul 877 342.08
Norfolk 244,347 322.49
Bristol 16,613 300.97
Petersburg 31,568 297.77
Dumfries 5,265 284.90
Newport News 178,734 276.39
Gate City 1,888 264.83
Martinsville 13,025 253.36
Franklin 8,100 246.91
Parksley 817 244.80
Alexandria 162,588 238.02
Vinton 8,077 235.24
Luray 4,806 228.88
Pearisburg 2,643 227.01
Chase City 2,219 225.33
Independence 895 223.46
Danville 40,781 205.98
Lynchburg 81,603 205.87
Clifton Forge 3,524 198.64
Galax 6,559 198.20
Appalachia 1,568 191.33
Waynesboro 22,470 186.92
Smithfield 8,392 178.74
Wytheville 7,969 175.68
Charlottesville 48,585 172.89
Hampton 133,965 172.43
Suffolk 90,817 167.37
Weber City 1,224 163.40
Hurt 1,235 161.94
South Hill 4,345 161.10
Marion 5,615 160.28
Richlands 5,256 152.21
Colonial Heights 17,857 151.20
Pulaski 8,720 149.08
Mount Jackson 2,100 142.86
Farmville 7,778 141.42
Salem 25,942 138.77
Winchester 28,128 138.65
Hopewell 22,562 137.40
Rich Creek 744 134.41
Virginia Beach 451,001 127.94
Chesapeake 242,310 127.94
Norton 3,914 127.75
Abingdon 7,949 125.80
Lebanon 3,184 125.63
Fredericksburg 28,919 124.49
Altavista 3,417 117.06
Haymarket 1,744 114.68
Ashland 7,876 114.27
Hillsville 2,644 113.46
Grundy 917 109.05
Fairfax City 24,259 107.18
Bedford 6,532 107.16
Elkton 2,860 104.90
Waverly 1,976 101.21
Wise 2,965 101.18
Cape Charles 1,009 99.11
Front Royal 15,356 97.68
Tazewell 4,185 95.58
Manassas 41,888 93.11
Staunton 24,584 89.49
Blackstone 3,367 89.10
Falls Church 14,884 87.34
Bluefield 4,624 86.51
Shenandoah 2,316 86.36
Tappahannock 2,417 82.75
Onancock 1,218 82.10
Halifax 1,219 82.03
Orange 5,016 79.74
Buena Vista 6,272 79.72
Big Stone Gap 5,215 76.70
Timberville 2,662 75.13
Covington 5,462 73.23
Exmore 1,386 72.15
Culpeper 18,671 69.63
Manassas Park 16,882 65.16
Victoria 1,631 61.31
Strasburg 6,643 60.21
Purcellville 10,090 59.46
Chilhowie 1,718 58.21
Christiansburg 22,444 57.92
Pennington Gap 1,732 57.74
Leesburg 56,030 55.33
Vienna 16,660 54.02
Coeburn 1,881 53.16
Williamsburg 15,191 52.66
South Boston 7,721 51.81
Stephens City 2,024 49.41
Harrisonburg 54,869 45.56
New Market 2,245 44.54
Rocky Mount 4,762 42.00
Radford 17,797 39.33
Emporia 5,184 38.58
Woodstock 5,232 38.23
Grottoes 2,813 35.55
Chincoteague 2,881 34.71
Warrenton 9,912 30.27
West Point 3,311 30.20
Broadway 3,908 25.59
Poquoson 12,011 24.98
Herndon 24,697 20.25
Blacksburg 44,853 20.07
Lexington 7,098 14.09
Windsor 2,731 0.00
White Stone 332 0.00
Warsaw 1,484 0.00
Stanley 1,651 0.00
Saltville 1,927 0.00
Rural Retreat 1,459 0.00
Pound 939 0.00
Pocahontas 357 0.00
Occoquan 1,097 0.00
Narrows 1,950 0.00
Middletown 1,365 0.00
Middleburg 879 0.00
Louisa 1,678 0.00
La Crosse 574 0.00
Lawrenceville 1,004 0.00
Kilmarnock 1,407 0.00
Kenbridge 1,198 0.00
Jonesville 938 0.00
Haysi 480 0.00
Gretna 1,205 0.00
Gordonsville 1,606 0.00
Glade Spring 1,424 0.00
Glasgow 1,106 0.00
Dublin 2,667 0.00
Dayton 1,615 0.00
Damascus 788 0.00
Clintwood 1,311 0.00
Clarksville 1,175 0.00
Chatham 1,434 0.00
Cedar Bluff 1,011 0.00
Burkeville 402 0.00
Bridgewater 6,125 0.00
Berryville 4,361 0.00
Amherst 2,194 0.00
Historical
Year Charlottesville VA US
2018 172.89 126.54 228.89
2017 149.64 120.25 237.72
2016 159.65 117.04 237.25
2015 113.05 97.96 222.21
2014 186.21 92.73 215.36
2013 119.94 104.30 221.26
2012 213.68 111.51 230.41
2011 229.58 120.55 229.95
2010 204.27 132.22 239.09
2009 294.27 148.30 259.16
2008 359.08 171.80 315.42
2007 337.76 182.84 364.85
2006 448.09 193.63 400.22
2005 455.12 211.40 416.81
2004 379.25 233.31 421.53
2003 333.40 244.08 433.73
2001 253.59 261.81 430.53
2000 363.96 251.65 412.19
1999 302.47 261.21 422.48