Motor vehicle theft: U.S. states ranked (2024)
Measure: Motor vehicle theft (offenses). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Property crime by type and state (FBI reported offenses), ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 431 to 1,884
- Group 2: 1,884 to 7,589
- Group 3: 7,589 to 12,466
- Group 4: 12,466 to 24,901
- Highest: 24,901 to 153,217
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Caution against ranking: the FBI warns that rankings based on its Uniform Crime Reporting data “lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions”. Agency participation, reporting practices and local conditions vary, so differences between states partly reflect reporting rather than crime. Source: FBI, Caution Against Ranking (Hate Crime Statistics).
| 1 | California | 153,217 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Texas | 103,852 |
| 3 | Illinois | 36,356 |
| 4 | Washington | 34,655 |
| 5 | New York | 30,151 |
| 6 | Colorado | 29,360 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 27,775 |
| 8 | Maryland | 26,041 |
| 9 | Ohio | 25,883 |
| 10 | Missouri | 24,929 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 24,901 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 24,488 |
| 13 | Georgia | 23,933 |
| 14 | Michigan | 23,544 |
| 15 | Florida | 19,975 |
| 16 | Arizona | 18,728 |
| 17 | Nevada | 15,615 |
| 18 | New Jersey | 15,272 |
| 19 | Indiana | 13,937 |
| 20 | Virginia | 12,866 |
| 21 | Oregon | 12,466 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 12,394 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 11,872 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 10,698 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 10,441 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 9,754 |
| 27 | Alabama | 9,190 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 9,178 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 8,706 |
| 30 | Louisiana | 8,649 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 7,589 |
| 32 | Kansas | 7,526 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | 5,602 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 5,543 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 5,459 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 4,916 |
| 37 | Iowa | 4,297 |
| 38 | Utah | 4,237 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 2,817 |
| 40 | Delaware | 2,225 |
| 41 | Montana | 1,884 |
| 42 | Alaska | 1,822 |
| 43 | South Dakota | 1,701 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 1,496 |
| 45 | Idaho | 1,369 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 1,361 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 1,341 |
| 48 | Maine | 1,136 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 917 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 591 |
| 51 | Vermont | 431 |
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer API: summarized state offense data, Jan–Dec 2024 (retrieved 2026-10-30). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by motor vehicle theft (offenses) (2024). Data: FBI, Crime Data Explorer API, summarized state offense data (Uniform Crime Reporting Program), January–December 2024, retrieved 2026-10-30; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-30. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-motor-vehicle-theft-offenses/