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

Updated on February 8, 2024.

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.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate for each state.

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 Kansas City, MO 773.59
39 Council Bluffs, IA 754.29
40 Oklahoma City, OK 734.38
41 Lynwood, CA 733.35
42 Pomona, CA 732.62
43 Turlock, CA 729.96
44 Kent, WA 707.61
45 Sacramento, CA 702.12
46 Salinas, CA 700.72
47 Gresham, OR 685.75
48 Montebello, CA 684.63
49 Jurupa Valley, CA 680.49
50 National City, CA 679.24
51 Perris, CA 672.65
52 Independence, MO 666.76
53 Colton, CA 662.54
54 Renton, WA 658.33
55 Omaha, NE 657.22
56 Vancouver, WA 655.75
57 Providence, RI 654.37
58 Miami, FL 654.31
59 Springfield, MO 652.95
60 San Francisco, CA 650.81
61 Jackson, MS 645.68
62 Bellflower, CA 640.68
63 Hartford, CT 640.56
64 Baltimore, MD 636.64
65 Canton, OH 632.25
66 Chicago, IL 627.72
67 Delano, CA 625.94
68 Indio, CA 622.92
69 St. Paul, MN 620.92
70 Paterson, NJ 616.39
71 New Orleans, LA 610.41
72 Reading, PA 605.26
73 Tulsa, OK 604.16
74 Houston, TX 600.29
75 Portland, OR 599.46
76 Bridgeport, CT 594.40
77 North Little Rock, AR 590.89
78 Carson, CA 589.92
79 Hemet, CA 589.81
80 Denver, CO 583.89
81 Ontario, CA 582.97
82 Pico Rivera, CA 575.11
83 Inglewood, CA 572.26
84 Dallas, TX 568.81
85 Watsonville, CA 568.53
86 Redlands, CA 568.19
87 Seattle, WA 567.27
88 Cathedral City, CA 561.79
89 Washington, DC 561.26
90 Long Beach, CA 559.70
91 Daytona Beach, FL 559.32
92 Little Rock, AR 558.52
93 Citrus Heights, CA 558.09
94 Berkeley, CA 557.58
95 Manteca, CA 555.98
96 Redding, CA 551.81
97 Madera, CA 550.99
98 Warren, MI 550.10
99 Trenton, NJ 549.72
100 New Haven, CT 549.51
101 Indianapolis, IN 548.38
102 Highland, CA 547.76
103 Hawthorne, CA 546.14
104 Tulare, CA 545.62
105 Southfield, MI 545.31
106 Victorville, CA 545.13
107 Macon, GA 538.58
108 Merced, CA 537.20
109 North Charleston, SC 536.38
110 New Britain, CT 535.00
111 Pawtucket, RI 530.35
112 Orlando, FL 528.98
113 Lodi, CA 528.89
114 Montgomery, AL 526.75
115 Concord, CA 526.34
116 Glendale, AZ 525.33
117 Joplin, MO 523.16
118 East Orange, NJ 522.56
119 Gardena, CA 515.03
120 Escondido, CA 514.30
121 Baldwin Park, CA 507.54
122 Wilmington, DE 506.33
123 West Covina, CA 503.43
124 Knoxville, TN 501.50
125 El Monte, CA 501.06
126 Fontana, CA 500.81
127 Milpitas, CA 498.30
128 San Rafael, CA 497.84
129 Norwalk, CA 496.76
130 Albuquerque, NM 495.41
131 San Diego, CA 493.85
132 Springfield, MA 491.85
133 West Valley, UT 491.31
134 North Miami, FL 490.45
135 Birmingham, AL 488.59
136 Miami Beach, FL 487.56
137 Dayton, OH 487.55
138 Rancho Cordova, CA 486.30
139 Upland, CA 484.57
140 Phoenix, AZ 483.81
141 St. Joseph, MO 479.76
142 Santa Ana, CA 474.61
143 Mesquite, TX 474.41
144 Spokane Valley, WA 473.87
145 Lake Elsinore, CA 471.14
146 Wichita, KS 471.00
147 Riverside, CA 470.77
148 Tucson, AZ 470.15
149 Toledo, OH 466.40
150 Minneapolis, MN 465.61
151 Waterbury, CT 464.31
152 Fairfield, CA 464.01
153 Salem, OR 463.93
154 Gilroy, CA 463.61
155 Topeka, KS 463.36
156 Terre Haute, IN 462.78
157 San Antonio, TX 461.34
158 Hammond, IN 455.50
159 Hollywood, FL 454.19
160 Pueblo, CO 452.02
161 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 451.88
162 Flint, MI 451.63
163 Memphis, TN 451.60
164 Richmond, VA 449.95
165 Moreno Valley, CA 449.23
166 Santa Cruz, CA 433.48
167 Hesperia, CA 432.98
168 Union City, CA 431.85
169 Columbus, GA 431.24
170 North Las Vegas, NV 430.41
171 Midwest City, OK 430.35
172 Buffalo, NY 421.82
173 Anaheim, CA 417.97
174 Colorado Springs, CO 416.85
175 Philadelphia, PA 415.93
176 Lakewood, CO 415.29
177 Youngstown, OH 414.62
178 Baytown, TX 412.52
179 Visalia, CA 412.21
180 Menifee, CA 407.26
181 Taylor, MI 406.18
182 Chula Vista, CA 401.07
183 Rosemead, CA 398.86
184 Westland, MI 396.16
185 Santa Maria, CA 395.23
186 Asheville, NC 393.93
187 Clovis, CA 393.55
188 Los Angeles, CA 391.27
189 Pompano Beach, FL 391.25
190 Alameda, CA 390.90
191 El Cajon, CA 386.79
192 Huntsville, AL 386.52
193 Billings, MT 386.38
194 Longview, TX 382.78
195 Dearborn Heights, MI 382.68
196 Reno, NV 382.24
197 Lakewood, CA 380.92
198 Springfield, OR 377.58
199 Des Moines, IA 377.05
200 Santa Clara, CA 376.17
201 Buena Park, CA 374.52
202 Miami Gardens, FL 371.48
203 Cincinnati, OH 371.37
204 Anderson, IN 368.77
205 Odessa, TX 368.60
206 Dearborn, MI 367.23
207 Fayetteville, NC 367.05
208 Lakewood, WA 366.91
209 Akron, OH 363.43
210 Monterey Park, CA 362.33
211 Hanford, CA 361.40
212 Woodland, CA 358.65
213 Porterville, CA 356.55
214 Evansville, IN 355.35
215 East Hartford, CT 353.87
216 St. Petersburg, FL 352.74
217 Westminster, CA 351.44
218 Grand Prairie, TX 347.67
219 Fort Lauderdale, FL 345.38
220 La Mesa, CA 343.92
221 Garden Grove, CA 343.27
222 Greenville, SC 342.89
223 Vista, CA 342.40
224 Wilmington, NC 341.04
225 Whittier, CA 340.10
226 Pasadena, TX 339.02
227 Cicero, IL 338.08
228 Tracy, CA 337.46
229 Rapid City, SD 328.67
230 Louisville Metro, KY 328.28
231 Moore, OK 328.27
232 Hamilton, OH 328.07
233 Corona, CA 327.95
234 Marysville, WA 327.46
235 Revere, MA 323.09
236 Marietta, GA 322.59
237 Costa Mesa, CA 320.50
238 Amarillo, TX 319.98
239 Hialeah, FL 316.16
240 Fort Worth, TX 314.76
241 Lubbock, TX 314.03
242 New Bedford, MA 313.44
243 West Haven, CT 312.80
244 Avondale, AZ 312.64
245 Casa Grande, AZ 311.18
246 Fort Myers, FL 310.66
247 Allentown, PA 308.38
248 West Palm Beach, FL 306.58
249 Fall River, MA 304.17
250 Jersey City, NJ 302.92
251 Lawton, OK 302.69
252 Alhambra, CA 301.89
253 Lynn, MA 301.59
254 Homestead, FL 299.44
255 Lexington, KY 299.01
256 Durham, NC 298.86
257 Norfolk, VA 296.37
258 Chino, CA 294.52
259 Tempe, AZ 294.47
260 Rochester, NY 293.41
261 Chico, CA 291.65
262 Winston-Salem, NC 290.60
263 Lafayette, IN 290.49
264 South San Francisco, CA 289.20
265 Muncie, IN 288.76
266 Apple Valley, CA 286.63
267 Sanford, FL 285.39
268 Albany, GA 285.31
269 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 284.93
270 Thornton, CO 284.29
271 Springfield, OH 283.45
272 Davenport, IA 282.63
273 Tallahassee, FL 282.54
274 Napa, CA 281.21
275 South Bend, IN 281.07
276 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 280.61
277 Yuba City, CA 280.26
278 Austin, TX 277.94
279 Anchorage, AK 277.79
280 Meriden, CT 275.71
281 Eugene, OR 275.24
282 Gastonia, NC 273.42
283 Lowell, MA 271.79
284 Oxnard, CA 270.57
285 Lauderhill, FL 267.94
286 High Point, NC 267.79
287 San Marcos, CA 266.87
288 Aurora, CO 266.51
289 Florissant, MO 266.06
290 Fremont, CA 265.39
291 Euless, TX 264.90
292 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 264.44
293 Bowling Green, KY 264.21
294 Westminster, CO 264.02
295 Pasco, WA 263.30
296 Syracuse, NY 261.76
297 Edinburg, TX 260.17
298 Oceanside, CA 260.02
299 Ventura, CA 259.88
300 Sparks, NV 259.78
301 Niagara Falls, NY 258.16
302 Boston, MA 257.51
303 Hempstead Village, NY 255.61
304 Ogden, UT 253.87
305 Lancaster, CA 253.84
306 Davie, FL 253.81
307 Worcester, MA 253.76
308 Roanoke, VA 253.63
309 Santa Fe, NM 253.09
310 Irving, TX 251.78
311 Garland, TX 251.51
312 Arlington, TX 250.47
313 Rockford, IL 250.18
314 Rocky Mount, NC 249.99
315 Delray Beach, FL 249.82
316 Daly City, CA 248.76
317 Yuma, AZ 246.95
318 Perth Amboy, NJ 245.40
319 Sioux City, IA 244.93
320 Blue Springs, MO 244.10
321 Smyrna, GA 243.64
322 Santee, CA 241.32
323 Rock Hill, SC 240.95
324 Burlington, NC 239.16
325 Deerfield Beach, FL 237.63
326 Palm Desert, CA 235.90
327 Fullerton, CA 233.29
328 Sunnyvale, CA 233.28
329 Medford, OR 232.78
330 Desoto, TX 232.31
331 Beaumont, TX 231.88
332 Nashville, TN 230.48
333 Lansing, MI 230.19
334 Shreveport, LA 229.52
335 Carrollton, TX 228.96
336 Torrance, CA 228.61
337 Decatur, AL 228.06
338 Lawrence, KS 227.63
339 Pensacola, FL 226.81
340 Port Arthur, TX 226.51
341 Kissimmee, FL 225.14
342 Union Township, NJ 223.64
343 Passaic, NJ 223.53
344 Alexandria, VA 223.45
345 Kenner, LA 222.02
346 Raleigh, NC 221.35
347 Brockton, MA 220.69
348 Tuscaloosa, AL 219.63
349 Mobile, AL 219.47
350 Great Falls, MT 219.00
351 Shawnee, KS 218.75
352 Grand Junction, CO 218.43
353 Portsmouth, VA 218.11
354 Wichita Falls, TX 218.03
355 Yucaipa, CA 216.64
356 Boynton Beach, FL 215.91
357 Plantation, FL 215.50
358 Chicopee, MA 214.96
359 Las Cruces, NM 214.38
360 Walnut Creek, CA 214.23
361 Warner Robins, GA 213.78
362 Schenectady, NY 213.11
363 West Jordan, UT 212.88
364 Livermore, CA 212.56
365 Malden, MA 211.20
366 Owensboro, KY 209.52
367 Fort Smith, AR 209.18
368 Brentwood, CA 208.29
369 Livonia, MI 208.27
370 Baton Rouge, LA 208.21
371 Orange, CA 206.88
372 Springfield, IL 206.61
373 Athens-Clarke County, GA 206.03
374 Jackson, TN 205.40
375 Temecula, CA 205.00
376 Greensboro, NC 204.97
377 Saginaw, MI 204.81
378 Springdale, AR 203.72
379 Haverhill, MA 203.56
380 Troy, NY 202.42
381 Peoria, IL 201.24
382 Plainfield, NJ 200.67
383 Kalamazoo, MI 200.54
384 Shoreline, WA 199.73
385 Hoboken, NJ 198.84
386 Eastvale, CA 198.42
387 Mount Vernon, NY 198.10
388 Duluth, MN 198.09
389 Cedar Rapids, IA 197.82
390 Mission, TX 197.38
391 Union City, NJ 196.99
392 Mesa, AZ 196.50
393 Lafayette, LA 196.17
394 Dothan, AL 196.15
395 Pharr, TX 195.66
396 Lakewood, OH 195.28
397 Santa Monica, CA 195.14
398 Redwood City, CA 194.99
399 Jacksonville, FL 194.97
400 Cranston, RI 191.75
401 Bristol Township, PA 191.62
402 Henderson, NV 190.16
403 Frederick, MD 190.10
404 Hampton, VA 189.99
405 Charleston, SC 189.74
406 Roseville, CA 189.59
407 Burbank, CA 189.42
408 Sioux Falls, SD 188.82
409 Fountain Valley, CA 188.80
410 Conroe, TX 188.79
411 Stratford, CT 188.31
412 Gainesville, FL 188.14
413 Bellevue, NE 187.70
414 Palmdale, CA 186.74
415 Sarasota, FL 186.60
415 Clinton Township, MI 186.60
416 Placentia, CA 185.41
417 Lakeland, FL 185.12
418 Bloomington, IN 184.97
419 Santa Rosa, CA 184.95
420 Wellington, FL 184.66
421 Bristol, CT 184.55
422 Arvada, CO 184.36
423 Albany, OR 184.01
424 Lorain, OH 183.95
425 Casper, WY 183.10
426 Vacaville, CA 183.07
427 Overland Park, KS 182.96
428 Lancaster, PA 182.86
429 Berwyn, IL 182.67
430 North Bergen Township, NJ 179.77
431 Pasadena, CA 179.36
432 Fayetteville, AR 176.42
433 Miramar, FL 175.40
434 Brooklyn Park, MN 174.54
435 Pittsburgh, PA 174.30
436 Sandy Springs, GA 173.66
437 Rio Rancho, NM 173.26
438 Kirkland, WA 173.16
439 Tampa, FL 173.05
440 Novato, CA 171.89
441 El Paso, TX 171.72
442 La Habra, CA 171.71
443 Santa Clarita, CA 169.60
444 Tustin, CA 169.25
445 Peoria, AZ 167.99
446 Grand Forks, ND 167.17
447 Bellingham, WA 166.94
448 Clifton, NJ 166.50
449 Conway, AR 166.39
450 Somerville, MA 165.80
451 Pleasanton, CA 165.57
452 Harlingen, TX 165.40
453 Largo, FL 165.01
454 Kennewick, WA 165.00
455 Huntington Beach, CA 164.89
456 Lake Havasu City, AZ 164.45
457 Sunrise, FL 164.05
458 Murfreesboro, TN 163.92
459 West Hartford, CT 163.81
460 Fort Wayne, IN 162.49
461 Clearwater, FL 161.09
462 Victoria, TX 160.75
463 Bismarck, ND 160.68
464 Goodyear, AZ 159.62
465 Coconut Creek, FL 159.19
466 Hamden, CT 158.93
467 Glendale, CA 158.54
467 Utica, NY 158.54
468 Redondo Beach, CA 157.69
469 Cheyenne, WY 157.46
470 Manchester, CT 157.42
471 Tamarac, FL 157.10
472 Sandy, UT 157.07
473 Farmington Hills, MI 156.88
474 Albany, NY 156.84
475 McAllen, TX 155.44
476 Laredo, TX 155.16
477 Missoula, MT 154.96
478 Melbourne, FL 154.28
479 Scranton, PA 152.40
480 New Braunfels, TX 152.11
481 Royal Oak, MI 150.91
482 Johnson City, TN 150.76
483 Mountain View, CA 150.13
484 New Brunswick, NJ 148.97
485 St. Clair Shores, MI 148.73
486 Norman, OK 148.29
487 Jonesboro, AR 148.24
488 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 148.13
489 Santa Barbara, CA 147.99
490 Bradenton, FL 147.41
491 Bensalem Township, PA 146.71
492 Greeley, CO 146.45
493 Killeen, TX 145.49
494 Newport News, VA 144.28
495 San Mateo, CA 144.00
496 Framingham, MA 143.67
497 Glendora, CA 143.41