South Carolina Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the South Carolina motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The South Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 281.9 per 100,000 population, a 0.82% decline from 2017.
  • The South Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 284.23 per 100,000 population, a 1.2% increase from 2016.
  • The South Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 280.86 per 100,000 population, a 4.87% increase from 2015.
  • The South Carolina motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 267.83 per 100,000 population, a 0.09% 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 South Carolina United States
2018 281.90 228.89
2017 284.23 237.72
2016 280.86 237.25
2015 267.83 222.21
2014 268.06 215.36
2013 264.07 221.26
2012 285.53 230.41
2011 291.80 229.95
2010 286.67 239.09
2009 298.54 259.16
2008 394.44 315.42
2007 388.05 364.85
2006 386.12 400.22
2005 385.60 416.81
2004 374.62 421.53
2003 380.60 433.73
2002 411.01 432.90
2001 411.14 430.53
2000 388.48 412.19
1999 371.74 422.48
1998 415.75 459.87
1997 419.02 505.70
1996 428.47 525.67
1995 385.43 560.28
1994 359.83 591.29
1993 343.97 606.35
1992 345.35 631.63
1991 387.13 659.02
1990 385.84 655.77
1989 342.06 633.99
1988 304.67 586.06
1987 280.82 531.87
1986 276.61 509.77
1985 259.25 463.54
1984 238.52 437.68
1983 239.77 431.12
1982 277.74 458.59
1981 275.43 474.06
1980 306.05 502.20
1979 296.18 505.59