Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Pennsylvania motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Pennsylvania motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 102.41 per 100,000 population, a 1.1% increase from 2017.
  • The Pennsylvania motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 101.3 per 100,000 population, a 0.88% decline from 2016.
  • The Pennsylvania motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 102.2 per 100,000 population, a 7.76% increase from 2015.
  • The Pennsylvania motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 94.84 per 100,000 population, a 7.05% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
Alaska 737,438 541.88
New Mexico 2,095,428 485.77
Hawaii 1,420,491 397.68
Oregon 4,190,713 395.06
California 39,557,045 392.37
Nevada 3,034,392 392.30
Colorado 5,695,564 380.52
District Of Columbia 702,455 369.13
Washington State 7,535,591 367.28
Oklahoma 3,943,079 337.02
Missouri 6,126,452 323.43
Tennessee 6,770,010 301.91
South Carolina 5,084,127 281.90
Kansas 2,911,505 269.41
Alabama 4,887,871 268.26
Arizona 7,171,646 266.87
Montana 1,062,305 263.20
Nebraska 1,929,268 252.63
Louisiana 4,659,978 247.55
Utah 3,161,105 244.47
Texas 28,701,845 243.25
Arkansas 3,013,825 236.01
Georgia 10,519,475 235.37
North Dakota 760,077 233.53
Kentucky 4,468,402 229.63
Indiana 6,691,878 229.05
Connecticut 3,572,665 206.65
Maryland 6,042,718 200.85
Florida 21,299,325 193.27
Minnesota 5,611,179 180.50
Michigan 9,995,915 174.58
South Dakota 882,235 172.74
Ohio 11,689,442 170.32
North Carolina 10,383,620 169.81
Illinois 12,741,080 153.78
Delaware 967,171 152.61
Wisconsin 5,813,568 148.51
Iowa 3,156,145 148.50
Wyoming 577,737 145.22
Rhode Island 1,057,315 144.80
Mississippi 2,986,530 143.98
West Virginia 1,805,832 139.49
Virginia 8,517,685 126.54
New Jersey 8,908,520 123.89
Idaho 1,754,208 111.96
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 102.41
Massachusetts 6,902,149 95.71
New York 19,542,209 67.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 64.06
Maine 1,338,404 58.05
Vermont 626,299 40.40
Historical
Year Pennsylvania United States
2018 102.41 228.89
2017 101.30 237.72
2016 102.20 237.25
2015 94.84 222.21
2014 102.03 215.36
2013 107.70 221.26
2012 118.40 230.41
2011 132.39 229.95
2010 131.47 239.09
2009 141.39 259.16
2008 180.68 315.42
2007 213.23 364.85
2006 238.80 400.22
2005 236.95 416.81
2004 249.86 421.53
2003 270.33 433.73
2002 266.18 432.90
2001 290.28 430.53
2000 295.78 412.19
1999 327.11 422.48
1998 355.54 459.87
1997 367.83 505.70
1996 404.25 525.67
1995 412.67 560.28
1994 449.33 591.29
1993 440.18 606.35
1992 467.74 631.63
1991 481.55 659.02
1990 505.50 655.77
1989 469.41 633.99
1988 426.81 586.06
1987 349.20 531.87
1986 354.36 509.77
1985 328.22 463.54
1984 339.84 437.68
1983 315.16 431.12
1982 332.18 458.59
1981 369.18 474.06
1980 418.34 502.20
1979 389.39 505.59