Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Wisconsin motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Wisconsin motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 148.51 per 100,000 population, a 9.17% decline from 2017.
  • The Wisconsin motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 163.5 per 100,000 population, a 5.22% decline from 2016.
  • The Wisconsin motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 172.5 per 100,000 population, a 9.52% decline from 2015.
  • The Wisconsin motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 190.66 per 100,000 population, a 10.86% 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 Wisconsin United States
2018 148.51 228.89
2017 163.50 237.72
2016 172.50 237.25
2015 190.66 222.21
2014 171.98 215.36
2013 128.68 221.26
2012 143.77 230.41
2011 144.89 229.95
2010 143.23 239.09
2009 157.96 259.16
2008 205.07 315.42
2007 240.25 364.85
2006 252.46 400.22
2005 227.53 416.81
2004 206.67 421.53
2003 225.84 433.73
2002 247.40 432.90
2001 272.33 430.53
2000 272.87 412.19
1999 263.20 422.48
1998 272.01 459.87
1997 302.51 505.70
1996 345.85 525.67
1995 363.58 560.28
1994 360.51 591.29
1993 364.73 606.35
1992 431.50 631.63
1991 436.41 659.02
1990 416.48 655.77
1989 331.74 633.99
1988 269.16 586.06
1987 246.54 531.87
1986 253.81 509.77
1985 221.61 463.54
1984 235.06 437.68
1983 204.25 431.12
1982 182.71 458.59
1981 217.18 474.06
1980 245.23 502.20
1979 266.67 505.59