New Mexico Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the New Mexico motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The New Mexico motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 485.77 per 100,000 population, a 13.15% decline from 2017.
  • The New Mexico motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 559.33 per 100,000 population, a 0.67% decline from 2016.
  • The New Mexico motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 563.1 per 100,000 population, a 35.54% increase from 2015.
  • The New Mexico motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 415.46 per 100,000 population, a 37.75% 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 New Mexico United States
2018 485.77 228.89
2017 559.33 237.72
2016 563.10 237.25
2015 415.46 222.21
2014 301.60 215.36
2013 286.74 221.26
2012 262.20 230.41
2011 259.78 229.95
2010 254.12 239.09
2009 323.54 259.16
2008 404.01 315.42
2007 451.95 364.85
2006 472.22 400.22
2005 411.69 416.81
2004 415.24 421.53
2003 384.55 433.73
2002 401.56 432.90
2001 389.80 430.53
2000 403.56 412.19
1999 467.05 422.48
1998 619.86 459.87
1997 717.17 505.70
1996 582.20 525.67
1995 513.18 560.28
1994 504.84 591.29
1993 405.14 606.35
1992 377.86 631.63
1991 346.32 659.02
1990 336.68 655.77
1989 349.87 633.99
1988 389.93 586.06
1987 345.53 531.87
1986 343.27 509.77
1985 345.72 463.54
1984 320.51 437.68
1983 306.29 431.12
1982 314.86 458.59
1981 355.09 474.06
1980 350.61 502.20
1979 357.21 505.59