Kentucky Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Kentucky motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Kentucky motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 229.63 per 100,000 population, a 1.26% decline from 2017.
  • The Kentucky motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 232.56 per 100,000 population, a 3.71% increase from 2016.
  • The Kentucky motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 224.25 per 100,000 population, a 25.98% increase from 2015.
  • The Kentucky motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 178 per 100,000 population, a 23.21% 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 Kentucky United States
2018 229.63 228.89
2017 232.56 237.72
2016 224.25 237.25
2015 178.00 222.21
2014 144.47 215.36
2013 137.94 221.26
2012 153.53 230.41
2011 153.45 229.95
2010 143.52 239.09
2009 141.30 259.16
2008 179.35 315.42
2007 204.60 364.85
2006 222.63 400.22
2005 210.80 416.81
2004 211.79 421.53
2003 200.40 433.73
2002 227.91 432.90
2001 219.82 430.53
2000 229.45 412.19
1999 223.92 422.48
1998 247.76 459.87
1997 248.06 505.70
1996 261.12 525.67
1995 259.15 560.28
1994 223.62 591.29
1993 216.23 606.35
1992 216.46 631.63
1991 214.62 659.02
1990 199.44 655.77
1989 219.77 633.99
1988 185.54 586.06
1987 192.68 531.87
1986 193.21 509.77
1985 193.18 463.54
1984 180.20 437.68
1983 215.24 431.12
1982 233.11 458.59
1981 234.99 474.06
1980 250.75 502.20
1979 256.17 505.59