Tennessee Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Tennessee motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Tennessee motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 301.91 per 100,000 population, a 9.05% increase from 2017.
  • The Tennessee motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 276.85 per 100,000 population, a 20.8% increase from 2016.
  • The Tennessee motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 229.18 per 100,000 population, a 15.95% increase from 2015.
  • The Tennessee motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 197.65 per 100,000 population, a 2.31% 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 Tennessee United States
2018 301.91 228.89
2017 276.85 237.72
2016 229.18 237.25
2015 197.65 222.21
2014 193.18 215.36
2013 183.25 221.26
2012 200.82 230.41
2011 220.98 229.95
2010 233.32 239.09
2009 238.49 259.16
2008 308.98 315.42
2007 352.75 364.85
2006 375.12 400.22
2005 423.59 416.81
2004 420.43 421.53
2003 452.90 433.73
2002 458.41 432.90
2001 491.74 430.53
2000 483.89 412.19
1999 460.56 422.48
1998 517.38 459.87
1997 628.58 505.70
1996 647.14 525.67
1995 648.52 560.28
1994 560.27 591.29
1993 591.00 606.35
1992 575.94 631.63
1991 613.63 659.02
1990 571.54 655.77
1989 532.89 633.99
1988 542.81 586.06
1987 566.94 531.87
1986 543.60 509.77
1985 485.20 463.54
1984 366.42 437.68
1983 316.48 431.12
1982 332.01 458.59
1981 334.06 474.06
1980 363.10 502.20
1979 367.37 505.59