North Carolina Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the North Carolina motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The North Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 169.81 per 100,000 population, a 8.21% increase from 2017.
  • The North Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 156.92 per 100,000 population, a 4.13% increase from 2016.
  • The North Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 150.7 per 100,000 population, a 12.66% increase from 2015.
  • The North Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 133.76 per 100,000 population, a 2.4% 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 North Carolina United States
2018 169.81 228.89
2017 156.92 237.72
2016 150.70 237.25
2015 133.76 222.21
2014 137.05 215.36
2013 146.27 221.26
2012 165.36 230.41
2011 174.27 229.95
2010 191.62 239.09
2009 212.71 259.16
2008 289.80 315.42
2007 308.49 364.85
2006 339.89 400.22
2005 328.23 416.81
2004 316.00 421.53
2003 319.34 433.73
2002 299.38 432.90
2001 300.35 430.53
2000 313.89 412.19
1999 334.31 422.48
1998 326.21 459.87
1997 329.19 505.70
1996 335.46 525.67
1995 310.63 560.28
1994 301.87 591.29
1993 288.50 606.35
1992 286.61 631.63
1991 299.35 659.02
1990 283.66 655.77
1989 285.31 633.99
1988 250.38 586.06
1987 223.80 531.87
1986 208.28 509.77
1985 191.05 463.54
1984 178.26 437.68
1983 166.46 431.12
1982 184.50 458.59
1981 198.08 474.06
1980 216.15 502.20
1979 223.39 505.59