Texas Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Texas motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Texas motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 243.25 per 100,000 population, a 1.44% increase from 2017.
  • The Texas motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 239.8 per 100,000 population, a 3.01% decline from 2016.
  • The Texas motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 247.23 per 100,000 population, a 0.44% increase from 2015.
  • The Texas motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 246.14 per 100,000 population, a 2.93% 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 Texas United States
2018 243.25 228.89
2017 239.80 237.72
2016 247.23 237.25
2015 246.14 222.21
2014 253.57 215.36
2013 248.20 221.26
2012 249.54 230.41
2011 249.39 229.95
2010 269.36 239.09
2009 308.97 259.16
2008 350.98 315.42
2007 393.23 364.85
2006 405.93 400.22
2005 407.45 416.81
2004 418.65 421.53
2003 444.34 433.73
2002 472.38 432.90
2001 480.40 430.53
2000 446.78 412.19
1999 459.17 422.48
1998 489.10 459.87
1997 523.28 505.70
1996 548.56 525.67
1995 560.37 560.28
1994 602.64 591.29
1993 692.35 606.35
1992 821.65 631.63
1991 944.32 659.02
1990 909.04 655.77
1989 888.54 633.99
1988 800.10 586.06
1987 734.81 531.87
1986 714.07 509.77
1985 607.99 463.54
1984 549.12 437.68
1983 524.88 431.12
1982 570.06 458.59
1981 564.60 474.06
1980 558.14 502.20
1979 544.16 505.59