Alabama Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Alabama motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Alabama motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 268.26 per 100,000 population, a 2.19% increase from 2017.
  • The Alabama motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 262.5 per 100,000 population, a 8.9% increase from 2016.
  • The Alabama motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 241.04 per 100,000 population, a 13.17% increase from 2015.
  • The Alabama motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 212.98 per 100,000 population, a 1.78% increase 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 Alabama United States
2018 268.26 228.89
2017 262.50 237.72
2016 241.04 237.25
2015 212.98 222.21
2014 209.25 215.36
2013 218.51 221.26
2012 204.96 230.41
2011 221.95 229.95
2010 225.27 239.09
2009 235.54 259.16
2008 288.85 315.42
2007 307.66 364.85
2006 326.55 400.22
2005 288.90 416.81
2004 309.90 421.53
2003 332.10 433.73
2002 310.12 432.90
2001 282.37 430.53
2000 288.03 412.19
1999 300.56 422.48
1998 341.71 459.87
1997 356.73 505.70
1996 365.83 525.67
1995 346.60 560.28
1994 331.83 591.29
1993 337.76 606.35
1992 362.26 631.63
1991 363.37 659.02
1990 347.80 655.77
1989 297.45 633.99
1988 266.71 586.06
1987 262.82 531.87
1986 266.99 509.77
1985 258.52 463.54
1984 233.56 437.68
1983 230.51 431.12
1982 273.32 458.59
1981 284.19 474.06
1980 316.20 502.20
1979 320.08 505.59