Iowa Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018
Interactive chart of the Iowa motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
- The Iowa motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 148.5 per 100,000 population, a 15.12% decline from 2017.
- The Iowa motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 174.96 per 100,000 population, a 9.51% increase from 2016.
- The Iowa motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 159.76 per 100,000 population, a 13.8% increase from 2015.
- The Iowa motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 140.39 per 100,000 population, a 5.37% increase from 2014.
| 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 |
| Year |
Iowa |
United States |
| 2018 |
148.50 |
228.89 |
| 2017 |
174.96 |
237.72 |
| 2016 |
159.76 |
237.25 |
| 2015 |
140.39 |
222.21 |
| 2014 |
133.24 |
215.36 |
| 2013 |
137.60 |
221.26 |
| 2012 |
131.38 |
230.41 |
| 2011 |
130.48 |
229.95 |
| 2010 |
124.58 |
239.09 |
| 2009 |
129.79 |
259.16 |
| 2008 |
145.74 |
315.42 |
| 2007 |
165.29 |
364.85 |
| 2006 |
169.14 |
400.22 |
| 2005 |
185.46 |
416.81 |
| 2004 |
190.76 |
421.53 |
| 2003 |
191.67 |
433.73 |
| 2002 |
198.34 |
432.90 |
| 2001 |
187.76 |
430.53 |
| 2000 |
183.64 |
412.19 |
| 1999 |
178.96 |
422.48 |
| 1998 |
208.74 |
459.87 |
| 1997 |
234.29 |
505.70 |
| 1996 |
191.06 |
525.67 |
| 1995 |
222.80 |
560.28 |
| 1994 |
180.13 |
591.29 |
| 1993 |
190.83 |
606.35 |
| 1992 |
159.10 |
631.63 |
| 1991 |
170.73 |
659.02 |
| 1990 |
169.91 |
655.77 |
| 1989 |
158.31 |
633.99 |
| 1988 |
162.17 |
586.06 |
| 1987 |
151.09 |
531.87 |
| 1986 |
158.33 |
509.77 |
| 1985 |
153.36 |
463.54 |
| 1984 |
158.42 |
437.68 |
| 1983 |
157.87 |
431.12 |
| 1982 |
173.67 |
458.59 |
| 1981 |
223.16 |
474.06 |
| 1980 |
247.78 |
502.20 |
| 1979 |
269.69 |
505.59 |
