Virginia Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Virginia motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Virginia motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 126.54 per 100,000 population, a 5.23% increase from 2017.
  • The Virginia motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 120.25 per 100,000 population, a 2.74% increase from 2016.
  • The Virginia motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 117.04 per 100,000 population, a 19.48% increase from 2015.
  • The Virginia motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 97.96 per 100,000 population, a 5.64% 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 Virginia United States
2018 126.54 228.89
2017 120.25 237.72
2016 117.04 237.25
2015 97.96 222.21
2014 92.73 215.36
2013 104.30 221.26
2012 111.51 230.41
2011 120.55 229.95
2010 132.22 239.09
2009 148.30 259.16
2008 171.80 315.42
2007 182.84 364.85
2006 193.63 400.22
2005 211.40 416.81
2004 233.31 421.53
2003 244.08 433.73
2002 253.55 432.90
2001 261.81 430.53
2000 251.65 412.19
1999 261.21 422.48
1998 270.28 459.87
1997 280.55 505.70
1996 278.77 525.67
1995 292.58 560.28
1994 279.14 591.29
1993 285.52 606.35
1992 305.60 631.63
1991 338.59 659.02
1990 327.49 655.77
1989 310.86 633.99
1988 301.60 586.06
1987 254.44 531.87
1986 219.49 509.77
1985 196.71 463.54
1984 183.41 437.68
1983 177.71 431.12
1982 184.08 458.59
1981 201.92 474.06
1980 227.86 502.20
1979 246.80 505.59