Illinois Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Illinois motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Illinois motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 153.78 per 100,000 population, a 5.89% decline from 2017.
  • The Illinois motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 163.4 per 100,000 population, a 5.57% increase from 2016.
  • The Illinois motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 154.78 per 100,000 population, a 12.32% increase from 2015.
  • The Illinois motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 137.8 per 100,000 population, a 0.75% 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 Illinois United States
2018 153.78 228.89
2017 163.40 237.72
2016 154.78 237.25
2015 137.80 222.21
2014 138.84 215.36
2013 162.10 221.26
2012 204.32 230.41
2011 228.52 229.95
2010 225.13 239.09
2009 206.62 259.16
2008 252.47 315.42
2007 263.66 364.85
2006 293.34 400.22
2005 308.43 416.81
2004 317.60 421.53
2003 329.14 433.73
2002 356.03 432.90
2001 389.23 430.53
2000 404.75 412.19
1999 467.24 422.48
1998 439.45 459.87
1997 465.90 505.70
1996 490.23 525.67
1995 523.03 560.28
1994 563.46 591.29
1993 558.70 606.35
1992 618.83 631.63
1991 655.31 659.02
1990 642.77 655.77
1989 607.36 633.99
1988 605.30 586.06
1987 539.52 531.87
1986 629.39 509.77
1985 590.90 463.54
1984 585.59 437.68
1983 568.96 431.12
1982 599.01 458.59
1981 610.47 474.06
1980 648.95 502.20
1979 675.98 505.59