California Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the California motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The California motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 392.37 per 100,000 population, a 8.18% decline from 2017.
  • The California motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 427.33 per 100,000 population, a 5% decline from 2016.
  • The California motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 449.8 per 100,000 population, a 2.57% increase from 2015.
  • The California motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 438.51 per 100,000 population, a 12.02% 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 California United States
2018 392.37 228.89
2017 427.33 237.72
2016 449.80 237.25
2015 438.51 222.21
2014 391.45 215.36
2013 430.10 221.26
2012 443.71 230.41
2011 389.67 229.95
2010 408.49 239.09
2009 443.25 259.16
2008 523.79 315.42
2007 602.23 364.85
2006 668.33 400.22
2005 712.35 416.81
2004 704.77 421.53
2003 680.51 433.73
2002 635.29 432.90
2001 590.10 430.53
2000 537.43 412.19
1999 508.31 422.48
1998 598.52 459.87
1997 708.82 505.70
1996 760.61 525.67
1995 887.90 560.28
1994 980.58 591.29
1993 1,023.02 606.35
1992 1,037.07 631.63
1991 1,038.89 659.02
1990 1,015.50 655.77
1989 1,026.89 633.99
1988 944.03 586.06
1987 830.08 531.87
1986 762.01 509.77
1985 672.24 463.54
1984 629.57 437.68
1983 631.22 431.12
1982 665.47 458.59
1981 672.86 474.06
1980 742.94 502.20
1979 738.29 505.59