South Dakota Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the South Dakota motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The South Dakota motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 172.74 per 100,000 population, a 2.76% increase from 2017.
  • The South Dakota motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 168.1 per 100,000 population, a 3.45% decline from 2016.
  • The South Dakota motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 174.11 per 100,000 population, a 25.11% increase from 2015.
  • The South Dakota motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 139.17 per 100,000 population, a 17.58% 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 South Dakota United States
2018 172.74 228.89
2017 168.10 237.72
2016 174.11 237.25
2015 139.17 222.21
2014 118.36 215.36
2013 110.70 221.26
2012 128.65 230.41
2011 115.23 229.95
2010 97.97 239.09
2009 106.60 259.16
2008 114.15 315.42
2007 98.47 364.85
2006 106.66 400.22
2005 108.27 416.81
2004 109.91 421.53
2003 114.26 433.73
2002 107.70 432.90
2001 107.47 430.53
2000 105.72 412.19
1999 117.44 422.48
1998 103.39 459.87
1997 116.26 505.70
1996 113.93 525.67
1995 120.85 560.28
1994 120.94 591.29
1993 114.55 606.35
1992 101.13 631.63
1991 114.94 659.02
1990 110.20 655.77
1989 108.95 633.99
1988 95.52 586.06
1987 95.63 531.87
1986 98.73 509.77
1985 101.84 463.54
1984 109.35 437.68
1983 102.86 431.12
1982 118.38 458.59
1981 144.09 474.06
1980 168.55 502.20
1979 174.02 505.59