Ranking of United States Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Richmond, CA had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,754.47); followed by Oakland, CA (1,746.24); Detroit, MI (1,626.37); Newark, NJ (1,420.55); and San Bernardino, CA (1,260.54).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate per 100K residents.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Richmond, CA
Oakland, CA
Detroit, MI
Newark, NJ
San Bernardino, CA
Vallejo, CA
Atlanta, GA
Yakima, WA
Irvington, NJ
Huntington Park, CA
Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Richmond, CA 1754.47
2 Oakland, CA 1746.24
3 Detroit, MI 1626.37
4 Newark, NJ 1420.55
5 San Bernardino, CA 1260.54
6 Vallejo, CA 1250.93
7 Atlanta, GA 1178.38
8 Yakima, WA 1172.14
9 Irvington, NJ 1118.40
10 Huntington Park, CA 1113.76
11 St. Louis, MO 1094.87
12 Antioch, CA 1043.72
13 Hayward, CA 987.63
14 Spokane, WA 987.45
15 Gary, IN 963.07
16 South Gate, CA 956.59
17 Cleveland, OH 955.10
18 Tacoma, WA 940.56
19 Elizabeth, NJ 924.13
20 Everett, WA 921.02
21 San Leandro, CA 911.72
22 Camden, NJ 906.46
23 Bakersfield, CA 905.27
24 San Jose, CA 897.02
25 Salt Lake City, UT 886.40
26 Lawrence, MA 883.33
27 Modesto, CA 879.14
28 Federal Way, WA 867.60
29 Rialto, CA 861.26
30 Fresno, CA 849.98
31 Downey, CA 843.98
32 Stockton, CA 836.83
33 Pittsburg, CA 835.26
34 Compton, CA 835.23
35 Paramount, CA 825.50
36 Kansas City, KS 820.65
37 Auburn, WA 811.43
38 Milwaukee, WI 801.31
39 Kansas City, MO 773.59
40 Council Bluffs, IA 754.29
41 Oklahoma City, OK 734.38
42 Lynwood, CA 733.35
43 Pomona, CA 732.62
44 Turlock, CA 729.96
45 Kent, WA 707.61
46 Sacramento, CA 702.12
47 Salinas, CA 700.72
48 Gresham, OR 685.75
49 Montebello, CA 684.63
50 Jurupa Valley, CA 680.49
51 National City, CA 679.24
52 Perris, CA 672.65
53 Independence, MO 666.76
54 Colton, CA 662.54
55 Renton, WA 658.33
56 Omaha, NE 657.22
57 Vancouver, WA 655.75
58 Providence, RI 654.37
59 Miami, FL 654.31
60 Springfield, MO 652.95
61 San Francisco, CA 650.81
62 Jackson, MS 645.68
63 Bellflower, CA 640.68
64 Hartford, CT 640.56
65 Baltimore, MD 636.64
66 Canton, OH 632.25
67 Chicago, IL 627.72
68 Delano, CA 625.94
69 Indio, CA 622.92
70 St. Paul, MN 620.92
71 Paterson, NJ 616.39
72 New Orleans, LA 610.41
73 Reading, PA 605.26
74 Tulsa, OK 604.16
75 Houston, TX 600.29
76 Portland, OR 599.46
77 Bridgeport, CT 594.40
78 North Little Rock, AR 590.89
79 Carson, CA 589.92
80 Hemet, CA 589.81
81 Denver, CO 583.89
82 Ontario, CA 582.97
83 Pico Rivera, CA 575.11
84 Inglewood, CA 572.26
85 Dallas, TX 568.81
86 Watsonville, CA 568.53
87 Redlands, CA 568.19
88 Seattle, WA 567.27
89 Cathedral City, CA 561.79
90 Washington, DC 561.26
91 Long Beach, CA 559.70
92 Daytona Beach, FL 559.32
93 Little Rock, AR 558.52
94 Citrus Heights, CA 558.09
95 Berkeley, CA 557.58
96 Manteca, CA 555.98
97 Redding, CA 551.81
98 Madera, CA 550.99
99 Warren, MI 550.10
100 Trenton, NJ 549.72
101 New Haven, CT 549.51
102 Indianapolis, IN 548.38
103 Highland, CA 547.76
104 Hawthorne, CA 546.14
105 Tulare, CA 545.62
106 Southfield, MI 545.31
107 Victorville, CA 545.13
108 Macon, GA 538.58
109 Merced, CA 537.20
110 North Charleston, SC 536.38
111 New Britain, CT 535.00
112 Pawtucket, RI 530.35
113 Orlando, FL 528.98
114 Lodi, CA 528.89
115 Montgomery, AL 526.75
116 Concord, CA 526.34
117 Glendale, AZ 525.33
118 Joplin, MO 523.16
119 East Orange, NJ 522.56
120 Gardena, CA 515.03
121 Escondido, CA 514.30
122 Baldwin Park, CA 507.54
123 Wilmington, DE 506.33
124 West Covina, CA 503.43
125 Knoxville, TN 501.50
126 El Monte, CA 501.06
127 Fontana, CA 500.81
128 Milpitas, CA 498.30
129 San Rafael, CA 497.84
130 Norwalk, CA 496.76
131 Albuquerque, NM 495.41
132 San Diego, CA 493.85
133 Springfield, MA 491.85
134 West Valley, UT 491.31
135 North Miami, FL 490.45
136 Birmingham, AL 488.59
137 Miami Beach, FL 487.56
138 Dayton, OH 487.55
139 Rancho Cordova, CA 486.30
140 Upland, CA 484.57
141 Phoenix, AZ 483.81
142 St. Joseph, MO 479.76
143 Santa Ana, CA 474.61
144 Mesquite, TX 474.41
145 Spokane Valley, WA 473.87
146 Lake Elsinore, CA 471.14
147 Wichita, KS 471.00
148 Riverside, CA 470.77
149 Tucson, AZ 470.15
150 Toledo, OH 466.40
151 Minneapolis, MN 465.61
152 Waterbury, CT 464.31
153 Fairfield, CA 464.01
154 Salem, OR 463.93
155 Gilroy, CA 463.61
156 Topeka, KS 463.36
157 Terre Haute, IN 462.78
158 San Antonio, TX 461.34
159 Hammond, IN 455.50
160 Hollywood, FL 454.19
161 Pueblo, CO 452.02
162 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 451.88
163 Flint, MI 451.63
164 Memphis, TN 451.60
165 Richmond, VA 449.95
166 Moreno Valley, CA 449.23
167 Santa Cruz, CA 433.48
168 Hesperia, CA 432.98
169 Union City, CA 431.85
170 Columbus, GA 431.24
171 North Las Vegas, NV 430.41
172 Midwest City, OK 430.35
173 Buffalo, NY 421.82
174 Anaheim, CA 417.97
175 Colorado Springs, CO 416.85
176 Philadelphia, PA 415.93
177 Lakewood, CO 415.29
178 Youngstown, OH 414.62
179 Baytown, TX 412.52
180 Visalia, CA 412.21
181 Menifee, CA 407.26
182 Taylor, MI 406.18
183 Chula Vista, CA 401.07
184 Rosemead, CA 398.86
185 Westland, MI 396.16
186 Santa Maria, CA 395.23
187 Asheville, NC 393.93
188 Clovis, CA 393.55
189 Los Angeles, CA 391.27
190 Pompano Beach, FL 391.25
191 Alameda, CA 390.90
192 El Cajon, CA 386.79
193 Huntsville, AL 386.52
194 Billings, MT 386.38
195 Longview, TX 382.78
196 Dearborn Heights, MI 382.68
197 Reno, NV 382.24
198 Lakewood, CA 380.92
199 Springfield, OR 377.58
200 Des Moines, IA 377.05
201 Santa Clara, CA 376.17
202 Buena Park, CA 374.52
203 Miami Gardens, FL 371.48
204 Cincinnati, OH 371.37
205 Anderson, IN 368.77
206 Odessa, TX 368.60
207 Dearborn, MI 367.23
208 Fayetteville, NC 367.05
209 Lakewood, WA 366.91
210 Akron, OH 363.43
211 Monterey Park, CA 362.33
212 Hanford, CA 361.40
213 Woodland, CA 358.65
214 Porterville, CA 356.55
215 Evansville, IN 355.35
216 East Hartford, CT 353.87
217 St. Petersburg, FL 352.74
218 Westminster, CA 351.44
219 Grand Prairie, TX 347.67
220 Fort Lauderdale, FL 345.38
221 La Mesa, CA 343.92
222 Garden Grove, CA 343.27
223 Greenville, SC 342.89
224 Vista, CA 342.40
225 Wilmington, NC 341.04
226 Whittier, CA 340.10
227 Pasadena, TX 339.02
228 Cicero, IL 338.08
229 Tracy, CA 337.46
230 Rapid City, SD 328.67
231 Louisville Metro, KY 328.28
232 Moore, OK 328.27
233 Hamilton, OH 328.07
234 Corona, CA 327.95
235 Marysville, WA 327.46
236 Revere, MA 323.09
237 Marietta, GA 322.59
238 Costa Mesa, CA 320.50
239 Amarillo, TX 319.98
240 Hialeah, FL 316.16
241 Fort Worth, TX 314.76
242 Lubbock, TX 314.03
243 New Bedford, MA 313.44
244 West Haven, CT 312.80
245 Avondale, AZ 312.64
246 Casa Grande, AZ 311.18
247 Fort Myers, FL 310.66
248 Allentown, PA 308.38
249 West Palm Beach, FL 306.58
250 Fall River, MA 304.17
251 Jersey City, NJ 302.92
252 Lawton, OK 302.69
253 Alhambra, CA 301.89
254 Lynn, MA 301.59
255 Homestead, FL 299.44
256 Lexington, KY 299.01
257 Durham, NC 298.86
258 Norfolk, VA 296.37
259 Chino, CA 294.52
260 Tempe, AZ 294.47
261 Rochester, NY 293.41
262 Chico, CA 291.65
263 Winston-Salem, NC 290.60
264 Lafayette, IN 290.49
265 South San Francisco, CA 289.20
266 Muncie, IN 288.76
267 Apple Valley, CA 286.63
268 Sanford, FL 285.39
269 Albany, GA 285.31
270 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 284.93
271 Thornton, CO 284.29
272 Springfield, OH 283.45
273 Davenport, IA 282.63
274 Tallahassee, FL 282.54
275 Napa, CA 281.21
276 South Bend, IN 281.07
277 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 280.61
278 Yuba City, CA 280.26
279 Austin, TX 277.94
280 Anchorage, AK 277.79
281 Meriden, CT 275.71
282 Eugene, OR 275.24
283 Gastonia, NC 273.42
284 Lowell, MA 271.79
285 Oxnard, CA 270.57
286 Lauderhill, FL 267.94
287 High Point, NC 267.79
288 San Marcos, CA 266.87
289 Aurora, CO 266.51
290 Florissant, MO 266.06
291 Fremont, CA 265.39
292 Euless, TX 264.90
293 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 264.44
294 Bowling Green, KY 264.21
295 Westminster, CO 264.02
296 Pasco, WA 263.30
297 Syracuse, NY 261.76
298 Edinburg, TX 260.17
299 Oceanside, CA 260.02
300 Ventura, CA 259.88
301 Sparks, NV 259.78
302 Niagara Falls, NY 258.16
303 Boston, MA 257.51
304 Hempstead Village, NY 255.61
305 Ogden, UT 253.87
306 Lancaster, CA 253.84
307 Davie, FL 253.81
308 Worcester, MA 253.76
309 Roanoke, VA 253.63
310 Santa Fe, NM 253.09
311 Irving, TX 251.78
312 Garland, TX 251.51
313 Arlington, TX 250.47
314 Rockford, IL 250.18
315 Rocky Mount, NC 249.99
316 Delray Beach, FL 249.82
317 Daly City, CA 248.76
318 Yuma, AZ 246.95
319 Perth Amboy, NJ 245.40
320 Sioux City, IA 244.93
321 Blue Springs, MO 244.10
322 Smyrna, GA 243.64
323 Santee, CA 241.32
324 Rock Hill, SC 240.95
325 Burlington, NC 239.16
326 Deerfield Beach, FL 237.63
327 Palm Desert, CA 235.90
328 Fullerton, CA 233.29
329 Sunnyvale, CA 233.28
330 Medford, OR 232.78
331 Desoto, TX 232.31
332 Beaumont, TX 231.88
333 Nashville, TN 230.48
334 Lansing, MI 230.19
335 Shreveport, LA 229.52
336 Carrollton, TX 228.96
337 Torrance, CA 228.61
338 Decatur, AL 228.06
339 Lawrence, KS 227.63
340 Pensacola, FL 226.81
341 Port Arthur, TX 226.51
342 Kissimmee, FL 225.14
343 Union Township, NJ 223.64
344 Passaic, NJ 223.53
345 Alexandria, VA 223.45
346 Kenner, LA 222.02
347 Raleigh, NC 221.35
348 Brockton, MA 220.69
349 Tuscaloosa, AL 219.63
350 Mobile, AL 219.47
351 Great Falls, MT 219.00
352 Shawnee, KS 218.75
353 Grand Junction, CO 218.43
354 Portsmouth, VA 218.11
355 Wichita Falls, TX 218.03
356 West Allis, WI 216.86
357 Yucaipa, CA 216.64
358 Boynton Beach, FL 215.91
359 Plantation, FL 215.50
360 Chicopee, MA 214.96
361 Las Cruces, NM 214.38
362 Walnut Creek, CA 214.23
363 Warner Robins, GA 213.78
364 Schenectady, NY 213.11
365 West Jordan, UT 212.88
366 Livermore, CA 212.56
367 Malden, MA 211.20
368 Owensboro, KY 209.52
369 Fort Smith, AR 209.18
370 Brentwood, CA 208.29
371 Livonia, MI 208.27
372 Baton Rouge, LA 208.21
373 Orange, CA 206.88
374 Springfield, IL 206.61
375 Athens-Clarke County, GA 206.03
376 Jackson, TN 205.40
377 Temecula, CA 205.00
378 Greensboro, NC 204.97
379 Saginaw, MI 204.81
380 Springdale, AR 203.72
381 Haverhill, MA 203.56
382 Troy, NY 202.42
383 Peoria, IL 201.24
384 Plainfield, NJ 200.67
385 Kalamazoo, MI 200.54
386 Shoreline, WA 199.73
387 Hoboken, NJ 198.84
388 Eastvale, CA 198.42
389 Mount Vernon, NY 198.10
390 Duluth, MN 198.09
391 Cedar Rapids, IA 197.82
392 Mission, TX 197.38
393 Union City, NJ 196.99
394 Mesa, AZ 196.50
395 Lafayette, LA 196.17
396 Dothan, AL 196.15
397 Pharr, TX 195.66
398 Lakewood, OH 195.28
399 Santa Monica, CA 195.14
400 Redwood City, CA 194.99
401 Jacksonville, FL 194.97
402 Cranston, RI 191.75
403 Bristol Township, PA 191.62
404 Henderson, NV 190.16
405 Frederick, MD 190.10
406 Hampton, VA 189.99
407 Charleston, SC 189.74
408 Roseville, CA 189.59
409 Burbank, CA 189.42
410 Sioux Falls, SD 188.82
411 Fountain Valley, CA 188.80
412 Conroe, TX 188.79
413 Stratford, CT 188.31
414 Gainesville, FL 188.14
415 Bellevue, NE 187.70
416 Palmdale, CA 186.74
417 Sarasota, FL 186.60
417 Clinton Township, MI 186.60
418 Placentia, CA 185.41
419 Lakeland, FL 185.12
420 Bloomington, IN 184.97
421 Santa Rosa, CA 184.95
422 Wellington, FL 184.66
423 Bristol, CT 184.55
424 Arvada, CO 184.36
425 Albany, OR 184.01
426 Lorain, OH 183.95
427 Casper, WY 183.10
428 Vacaville, CA 183.07
429 Overland Park, KS 182.96
430 Lancaster, PA 182.86
431 Berwyn, IL 182.67
432 North Bergen Township, NJ 179.77
433 Pasadena, CA 179.36
434 Fayetteville, AR 176.42
435 Miramar, FL 175.40
436 Brooklyn Park, MN 174.54
437 Pittsburgh, PA 174.30
438 Sandy Springs, GA 173.66
439 Rio Rancho, NM 173.26
440 Kirkland, WA 173.16
441 Tampa, FL 173.05
442 Novato, CA 171.89
443 El Paso, TX 171.72
444 La Habra, CA 171.71
445 Santa Clarita, CA 169.60
446 Tustin, CA 169.25
447 Peoria, AZ 167.99
448 Grand Forks, ND 167.17
449 Bellingham, WA 166.94
450 Clifton, NJ 166.50
451 Conway, AR 166.39
452 Somerville, MA 165.80
453 Pleasanton, CA 165.57
454 Harlingen, TX 165.40
455 Largo, FL 165.01
456 Kennewick, WA 165.00
457 Huntington Beach, CA 164.89
458 Lake Havasu City, AZ 164.45
459 Racine, WI 164.44
460 Sunrise, FL 164.05
461 Murfreesboro, TN 163.92
462 West Hartford, CT 163.81
463 Fort Wayne, IN 162.49
464 Clearwater, FL 161.09
465 Victoria, TX 160.75
466 Bismarck, ND 160.68
467 Goodyear, AZ 159.62
468 Coconut Creek, FL 159.19
469 Hamden, CT 158.93
470 Glendale, CA 158.54
470 Utica, NY 158.54
471 Redondo Beach, CA 157.69
472 Cheyenne, WY 157.46
473 Manchester, CT 157.42
474 Tamarac, FL 157.10
475 Sandy, UT 157.07
476 Farmington Hills, MI 156.88
477 Albany, NY 156.84
478 McAllen, TX 155.44
479 Laredo, TX 155.16
480 Missoula, MT 154.96
481 Melbourne, FL 154.28
482 Scranton, PA 152.40
483 New Braunfels, TX 152.11
484 Royal Oak, MI 150.91
485 Johnson City, TN 150.76
486 Mountain View, CA 150.13
487 New Brunswick, NJ 148.97
488 St. Clair Shores, MI 148.73
489 Norman, OK 148.29
490 Jonesboro, AR 148.24
491 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 148.13
492 Santa Barbara, CA 147.99
493 Bradenton, FL 147.41
494 Bensalem Township, PA 146.71
495 Greeley, CO 146.45
496 Killeen, TX 145.49
497 Newport News, VA 144.28
498 San Mateo, CA 144.00