Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the US city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Chicago, IL (17,001); followed by Los Angeles, CA (15,084); Houston, TX (13,070); Detroit, MI (11,500); and San Jose, CA (8,759).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in the United States.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2012
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago, IL | 17001 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 15084 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 13070 |
| 4 | Detroit, MI | 11500 |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | 8759 |
| 6 | New York, NY | 8190 |
| 7 | Phoenix, AZ | 7187 |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | 7062 |
| 9 | Oakland, CA | 6976 |
| 10 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 6685 |
| 11 | San Diego, CA | 6610 |
| 12 | Philadelphia, PA | 6401 |
| 13 | San Antonio, TX | 6367 |
| 14 | San Francisco, CA | 5339 |
| 15 | Atlanta, GA | 5150 |
| 16 | Milwaukee, WI | 4803 |
| 17 | Indianapolis, IN | 4599 |
| 18 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4374 |
| 19 | Fresno, CA | 4301 |
| 20 | Baltimore, MD | 3982 |
| 21 | Newark, NJ | 3962 |
| 22 | Cleveland, OH | 3761 |
| 23 | Denver, CO | 3670 |
| 24 | Kansas City, MO | 3590 |
| 25 | Portland, OR | 3585 |
| 26 | Seattle, WA | 3556 |
| 27 | Washington, DC | 3549 |
| 28 | St. Louis, MO | 3489 |
| 29 | Sacramento, CA | 3346 |
| 30 | Bakersfield, CA | 3220 |
| 31 | Memphis, TN | 2969 |
| 32 | Omaha, NE | 2747 |
| 33 | Albuquerque, NM | 2743 |
| 34 | Miami, FL | 2711 |
| 35 | San Bernardino, CA | 2710 |
| 36 | Long Beach, CA | 2630 |
| 37 | Stockton, CA | 2503 |
| 38 | Tucson, AZ | 2499 |
| 39 | Fort Worth, TX | 2424 |
| 40 | Tulsa, OK | 2410 |
| 41 | Austin, TX | 2315 |
| 42 | New Orleans, LA | 2215 |
| 43 | Louisville Metro, KY | 2187 |
| 44 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 2138 |
| 45 | Spokane, WA | 2095 |
| 46 | Tacoma, WA | 1906 |
| 47 | Richmond, CA | 1866 |
| 48 | Wichita, KS | 1820 |
| 49 | Minneapolis, MN | 1817 |
| 50 | St. Paul, MN | 1805 |
| 51 | Colorado Springs, CO | 1802 |
| 52 | Modesto, CA | 1799 |
| 53 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1706 |
| 54 | Jacksonville, FL | 1639 |
| 55 | Boston, MA | 1624 |
| 56 | Santa Ana, CA | 1578 |
| 57 | Riverside, CA | 1476 |
| 58 | Vallejo, CA | 1475 |
| 59 | Hayward, CA | 1456 |
| 60 | Anaheim, CA | 1440 |
| 61 | Nashville, TN | 1431 |
| 62 | Toledo, OH | 1334 |
| 63 | Orlando, FL | 1304 |
| 64 | Glendale, AZ | 1224 |
| 65 | Kansas City, KS | 1208 |
| 66 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1167 |
| 67 | Providence, RI | 1164 |
| 68 | El Paso, TX | 1160 |
| 69 | Jackson, MS | 1136 |
| 70 | Pomona, CA | 1110 |
| 71 | Buffalo, NY | 1107 |
| 72 | Montgomery, AL | 1101 |
| 73 | Cincinnati, OH | 1100 |
| 74 | Antioch, CA | 1096 |
| 75 | Little Rock, AR | 1095 |
| 75 | Yakima, WA | 1095 |
| 76 | Vancouver, WA | 1091 |
| 77 | Salinas, CA | 1082 |
| 78 | Springfield, MO | 1051 |
| 79 | Birmingham, AL | 1042 |
| 80 | Fontana, CA | 1006 |
| 81 | Chula Vista, CA | 1002 |
| 82 | Ontario, CA | 979 |
| 83 | Everett, WA | 970 |
| 84 | Downey, CA | 959 |
| 85 | North Las Vegas, NV | 955 |
| 86 | Arlington, TX | 950 |
| 87 | Richmond, VA | 935 |
| 88 | Raleigh, NC | 931 |
| 89 | South Gate, CA | 918 |
| 90 | Knoxville, TN | 914 |
| 91 | Paterson, NJ | 907 |
| 92 | Lexington, KY | 904 |
| 93 | Aurora, CO | 898 |
| 94 | Moreno Valley, CA | 897 |
| 95 | Mesa, AZ | 887 |
| 96 | Reno, NV | 881 |
| 97 | St. Petersburg, FL | 876 |
| 98 | Rialto, CA | 875 |
| 99 | Bridgeport, CT | 868 |
| 100 | Kent, WA | 864 |
| 101 | Columbus, GA | 846 |
| 102 | Anchorage, AK | 831 |
| 103 | Compton, CA | 819 |
| 104 | Hartford, CT | 802 |
| 105 | Federal Way, WA | 798 |
| 106 | San Leandro, CA | 792 |
| 107 | Independence, MO | 783 |
| 108 | Des Moines, IA | 782 |
| 109 | Gary, IN | 775 |
| 110 | Jersey City, NJ | 762 |
| 111 | Springfield, MA | 760 |
| 112 | Escondido, CA | 758 |
| 113 | Fayetteville, NC | 756 |
| 114 | Lubbock, TX | 745 |
| 115 | Gresham, OR | 742 |
| 116 | Warren, MI | 739 |
| 117 | Hialeah, FL | 737 |
| 118 | Salem, OR | 730 |
| 119 | Norfolk, VA | 727 |
| 120 | Akron, OH | 721 |
| 121 | New Haven, CT | 714 |
| 122 | Huntsville, AL | 710 |
| 123 | Camden, NJ | 704 |
| 123 | Durham, NC | 704 |
| 124 | Dayton, OH | 693 |
| 125 | Mesquite, TX | 687 |
| 126 | Lawrence, MA | 686 |
| 127 | Winston-Salem, NC | 682 |
| 128 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 664 |
| 129 | Hollywood, FL | 660 |
| 130 | Concord, CA | 659 |
| 130 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 659 |
| 131 | Huntington Park, CA | 658 |
| 132 | West Valley, UT | 657 |
| 133 | Victorville, CA | 647 |
| 134 | Berkeley, CA | 641 |
| 135 | Inglewood, CA | 638 |
| 136 | Grand Prairie, TX | 632 |
| 137 | Amarillo, TX | 629 |
| 138 | Rochester, NY | 622 |
| 139 | Renton, WA | 617 |
| 140 | Lakewood, CO | 608 |
| 141 | Tampa, FL | 607 |
| 141 | Irvington, NJ | 607 |
| 142 | Garden Grove, CA | 601 |
| 143 | Topeka, KS | 597 |
| 144 | Garland, TX | 591 |
| 145 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 590 |
| 146 | Auburn, WA | 586 |
| 147 | Fremont, CA | 581 |
| 148 | El Monte, CA | 578 |
| 149 | Greensboro, NC | 566 |
| 150 | Irving, TX | 564 |
| 151 | Mobile, AL | 552 |
| 152 | Carson, CA | 550 |
| 153 | Oxnard, CA | 546 |
| 154 | Pittsburgh, PA | 544 |
| 155 | West Covina, CA | 543 |
| 156 | Pittsburg, CA | 542 |
| 157 | North Charleston, SC | 540 |
| 158 | Reading, PA | 536 |
| 159 | Norwalk, CA | 533 |
| 160 | Visalia, CA | 526 |
| 161 | Tallahassee, FL | 524 |
| 161 | Pasadena, TX | 524 |
| 162 | Lynwood, CA | 520 |
| 163 | Corona, CA | 516 |
| 164 | Waterbury, CT | 513 |
| 165 | Turlock, CA | 509 |
| 166 | Redding, CA | 502 |
| 167 | Henderson, NV | 501 |
| 168 | Macon, GA | 500 |
| 169 | Bellflower, CA | 499 |
| 170 | Fairfield, CA | 497 |
| 171 | Pueblo, CO | 493 |
| 172 | Tempe, AZ | 489 |
| 172 | Indio, CA | 489 |
| 173 | Baton Rouge, LA | 482 |
| 173 | Virginia Beach, VA | 482 |
| 174 | Hemet, CA | 479 |
| 175 | Citrus Heights, CA | 475 |
| 175 | Perris, CA | 475 |
| 175 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 475 |
| 176 | Council Bluffs, IA | 473 |
| 177 | Trenton, NJ | 469 |
| 178 | Hawthorne, CA | 468 |
| 179 | Worcester, MA | 465 |
| 180 | Shreveport, LA | 464 |
| 181 | Canton, OH | 461 |
| 182 | Flint, MI | 459 |
| 183 | Paramount, CA | 454 |
| 184 | Santa Clara, CA | 449 |
| 185 | Oceanside, CA | 445 |
| 186 | Miami Beach, FL | 444 |
| 187 | Corpus Christi, TX | 443 |
| 188 | Merced, CA | 435 |
| 188 | Montebello, CA | 435 |
| 188 | Eugene, OR | 435 |
| 189 | Spokane Valley, WA | 432 |
| 190 | Evansville, IN | 420 |
| 191 | Fort Wayne, IN | 417 |
| 192 | Miami Gardens, FL | 413 |
| 193 | Billings, MT | 411 |
| 194 | National City, CA | 407 |
| 195 | Lancaster, CA | 404 |
| 196 | Pompano Beach, FL | 403 |
| 197 | Hesperia, CA | 400 |
| 197 | Redlands, CA | 400 |
| 197 | Santa Maria, CA | 400 |
| 198 | El Cajon, CA | 394 |
| 198 | Southfield, MI | 394 |
| 199 | New Britain, CT | 393 |
| 200 | Baldwin Park, CA | 389 |
| 201 | Clovis, CA | 385 |
| 202 | Manteca, CA | 383 |
| 203 | Syracuse, NY | 382 |
| 203 | Odessa, TX | 382 |
| 204 | Rockford, IL | 381 |
| 204 | Laredo, TX | 381 |
| 205 | Pawtucket, RI | 377 |
| 206 | North Little Rock, AR | 373 |
| 206 | Wilmington, NC | 373 |
| 207 | St. Joseph, MO | 371 |
| 208 | Hammond, IN | 369 |
| 209 | Pico Rivera, CA | 368 |
| 209 | Allentown, PA | 368 |
| 210 | Upland, CA | 366 |
| 211 | Wilmington, DE | 365 |
| 212 | Costa Mesa, CA | 361 |
| 213 | Dearborn, MI | 357 |
| 214 | Colton, CA | 354 |
| 215 | Thornton, CO | 350 |
| 216 | Madera, CA | 346 |
| 216 | Daytona Beach, FL | 346 |
| 217 | Milpitas, CA | 341 |
| 218 | Delano, CA | 340 |
| 219 | Torrance, CA | 338 |
| 219 | East Orange, NJ | 338 |
| 220 | Lodi, CA | 337 |
| 221 | Asheville, NC | 336 |
| 222 | Sunnyvale, CA | 335 |
| 223 | Tulare, CA | 332 |
| 224 | Westland, MI | 330 |
| 225 | Vista, CA | 329 |
| 226 | Menifee, CA | 326 |
| 226 | Alexandria, VA | 326 |
| 227 | Overland Park, KS | 324 |
| 228 | Fullerton, CA | 323 |
| 228 | Westminster, CA | 323 |
| 229 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 322 |
| 230 | Huntington Beach, CA | 321 |
| 231 | Santa Rosa, CA | 316 |
| 231 | Longview, TX | 316 |
| 232 | Plano, TX | 315 |
| 233 | West Palm Beach, FL | 314 |
| 234 | Lincoln, NE | 311 |
| 235 | Lakewood, CA | 310 |
| 236 | Buena Park, CA | 309 |
| 236 | Glendale, CA | 309 |
| 237 | Gardena, CA | 308 |
| 238 | Union City, CA | 307 |
| 238 | Baytown, TX | 307 |
| 239 | Santa Clarita, CA | 304 |
| 240 | New Bedford, MA | 301 |
| 241 | North Miami, FL | 299 |
| 241 | Lawton, OK | 299 |
| 241 | Sioux Falls, SD | 299 |
| 242 | Highland, CA | 298 |
| 243 | Cathedral City, CA | 297 |
| 244 | Watsonville, CA | 296 |
| 245 | Alameda, CA | 295 |
| 245 | Whittier, CA | 295 |
| 245 | Lowell, MA | 295 |
| 246 | San Rafael, CA | 293 |
| 247 | Palmdale, CA | 290 |
| 248 | Orange, CA | 289 |
| 248 | Westminster, CO | 289 |
| 249 | Tracy, CA | 287 |
| 250 | Davenport, IA | 286 |
| 250 | High Point, NC | 286 |
| 251 | Cicero, IL | 285 |
| 251 | South Bend, IN | 285 |
| 251 | Carrollton, TX | 285 |
| 252 | Terre Haute, IN | 283 |
| 253 | Ventura, CA | 282 |
| 254 | Beaumont, TX | 279 |
| 254 | Chesapeake, VA | 279 |
| 255 | Lynn, MA | 277 |
| 256 | Youngstown, OH | 276 |
| 257 | Fall River, MA | 273 |
| 258 | Grand Rapids, MI | 268 |
| 259 | Peoria, AZ | 266 |
| 260 | Joplin, MO | 265 |
| 261 | Santa Cruz, CA | 264 |
| 261 | Lansing, MI | 264 |
| 262 | Hampton, VA | 262 |
| 262 | Newport News, VA | 262 |
| 263 | Daly City, CA | 257 |
| 264 | Chandler, AZ | 256 |
| 265 | Alhambra, CA | 255 |
| 266 | Chico, CA | 254 |
| 266 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 254 |
| 266 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 254 |
| 266 | Taylor, MI | 254 |
| 266 | Madison, WI | 254 |
| 267 | Pasadena, CA | 250 |
| 268 | Roanoke, VA | 248 |
| 269 | Avondale, AZ | 245 |
| 270 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 242 |
| 270 | Springfield, IL | 242 |
| 271 | Scottsdale, AZ | 241 |
| 271 | Davie, FL | 241 |
| 271 | Lafayette, LA | 241 |
| 272 | Sparks, NV | 240 |
| 272 | Midwest City, OK | 240 |
| 273 | Gainesville, FL | 239 |
| 274 | Yuma, AZ | 236 |
| 275 | Chino, CA | 235 |
| 275 | Charleston, SC | 235 |
| 276 | Roseville, CA | 233 |
| 277 | Gilroy, CA | 232 |
| 277 | Peoria, IL | 232 |
| 278 | Yonkers, NY | 231 |
| 279 | Rapid City, SD | 230 |
| 279 | Wichita Falls, TX | 230 |
| 280 | San Marcos, CA | 229 |
| 281 | West Jordan, UT | 228 |
| 282 | Springfield, OR | 227 |
| 283 | Albany, GA | 224 |
| 284 | Monterey Park, CA | 222 |
| 285 | Napa, CA | 221 |
| 285 | Miramar, FL | 221 |
| 286 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 219 |
| 287 | Rosemead, CA | 218 |
| 287 | Lakewood, WA | 218 |
| 288 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 217 |
| 289 | Ogden, UT | 216 |
| 290 | Las Cruces, NM | 214 |
| 291 | Elk Grove, CA | 212 |
| 291 | Temecula, CA | 212 |
| 292 | McAllen, TX | 211 |
| 292 | Portsmouth, VA | 211 |
| 293 | Brockton, MA | 210 |
| 294 | Greenville, SC | 209 |
| 294 | Edinburg, TX | 209 |
| 295 | Anderson, IN | 207 |
| 296 | Hamilton, OH | 206 |
| 296 | Brownsville, TX | 206 |
| 297 | Sioux City, IA | 204 |
| 298 | Apple Valley, CA | 203 |
| 298 | Muncie, IN | 203 |
| 298 | Lawrence, KS | 203 |
| 299 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 202 |
| 299 | Woodland, CA | 202 |
| 300 | La Mesa, CA | 201 |
| 300 | Arvada, CO | 201 |
| 300 | Marysville, WA | 201 |
| 301 | Fort Myers, FL | 200 |
| 301 | Livonia, MI | 200 |
| 302 | Burbank, CA | 199 |
| 302 | Gastonia, NC | 199 |
| 303 | Hanford, CA | 198 |
| 303 | Porterville, CA | 198 |
| 303 | Lafayette, IN | 198 |
| 304 | Killeen, TX | 192 |
| 305 | Plantation, FL | 189 |
| 306 | South San Francisco, CA | 188 |
| 306 | Homestead, FL | 188 |
| 307 | Marietta, GA | 187 |
| 308 | Moore, OK | 186 |
| 309 | Lakeland, FL | 185 |
| 309 | Lauderhill, FL | 185 |
| 310 | Yuba City, CA | 184 |
| 310 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 184 |
| 310 | Murfreesboro, TN | 184 |
| 311 | Fort Smith, AR | 183 |
| 312 | East Hartford, CT | 182 |
| 313 | Clinton Township, MI | 181 |
| 314 | Santa Monica, CA | 178 |
| 315 | Olathe, KS | 177 |
| 315 | Medford, OR | 177 |
| 316 | Livermore, CA | 176 |
| 316 | Clearwater, FL | 176 |
| 317 | West Haven, CT | 174 |
| 317 | Santa Fe, NM | 174 |
| 318 | Vacaville, CA | 172 |
| 318 | Duluth, MN | 172 |
| 319 | Revere, MA | 171 |
| 319 | Springfield, OH | 171 |
| 319 | Abilene, TX | 171 |
| 320 | Stamford, CT | 170 |
| 320 | Sandy Springs, GA | 170 |
| 321 | Norman, OK | 169 |
| 321 | Bellevue, WA | 169 |
| 322 | Meriden, CT | 168 |
| 322 | Pasco, WA | 168 |
| 323 | Clarksville, TN | 167 |
| 324 | Gilbert, AZ | 164 |
| 324 | Rock Hill, SC | 164 |
| 325 | Sterling Heights, MI | 162 |
| 326 | Mission, TX | 159 |
| 327 | Joliet, IL | 158 |
| 328 | Boise, ID | 157 |
| 328 | Passaic, NJ | 157 |
| 328 | Denton, TX | 157 |
| 329 | Casa Grande, AZ | 156 |
| 329 | Sanford, FL | 156 |
| 329 | Bowling Green, KY | 156 |
| 330 | Delray Beach, FL | 155 |
| 330 | Rio Rancho, NM | 155 |
| 330 | Fargo, ND | 155 |
| 330 | Waco, TX | 155 |
| 331 | Albany, NY | 154 |
| 331 | Cranston, RI | 154 |
| 332 | Redwood City, CA | 153 |
| 333 | Boynton Beach, FL | 151 |
| 333 | Bloomington, IN | 151 |
| 333 | Manchester, NH | 151 |
| 334 | Coral Springs, FL | 150 |
| 334 | Kalamazoo, MI | 150 |
| 335 | Carlsbad, CA | 149 |
| 335 | Kenner, LA | 149 |
| 336 | Warner Robins, GA | 148 |
| 337 | Springdale, AR | 146 |
| 338 | Rocky Mount, NC | 145 |
| 339 | Pharr, TX | 144 |
| 340 | San Mateo, CA | 143 |
| 340 | Sunrise, FL | 143 |
| 340 | Columbia, MO | 143 |
| 341 | Fort Collins, CO | 142 |
| 341 | Schenectady, NY | 142 |
| 341 | Sandy, UT | 142 |
| 342 | Walnut Creek, CA | 141 |
| 342 | Greeley, CO | 141 |
| 342 | Clifton, NJ | 141 |
| 342 | Euless, TX | 141 |
| 343 | Kissimmee, FL | 140 |
| 344 | Shawnee, KS | 139 |
| 344 | Florissant, MO | 139 |
| 344 | Hempstead Village, NY | 139 |
| 345 | Bellingham, WA | 138 |
| 346 | Palm Bay, FL | 137 |
| 347 | Midland, TX | 136 |
| 348 | Irvine, CA | 135 |
| 348 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 135 |
| 348 | Mount Vernon, NY | 135 |
| 348 | Jackson, TN | 135 |
| 349 | Fayetteville, AR | 133 |
| 349 | Santa Barbara, CA | 133 |
| 349 | Union City, NJ | 133 |
| 350 | Santee, CA | 132 |
| 350 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 132 |
| 350 | West Allis, WI | 132 |
| 351 | Tustin, CA | 131 |
| 351 | Richardson, TX | 131 |
| 351 | Tyler, TX | 131 |
| 352 | Dothan, AL | 130 |
| 352 | Murrieta, CA | 130 |
| 352 | Grand Junction, CO | 130 |
| 352 | Largo, FL | 130 |
| 352 | Great Falls, MT | 130 |
| 352 | Niagara Falls, NY | 130 |
| 352 | Racine, WI | 130 |
| 353 | Blue Springs, MO | 129 |
| 354 | Decatur, AL | 128 |
| 354 | Boulder, CO | 128 |
| 354 | Smyrna, GA | 128 |
| 354 | Malden, MA | 128 |
| 354 | Somerville, MA | 128 |
| 354 | Union Township, NJ | 128 |
| 355 | Frederick, MD | 127 |
| 355 | Kennewick, WA | 127 |
| 356 | Aurora, IL | 126 |
| 356 | Haverhill, MA | 126 |
| 356 | Farmington Hills, MI | 126 |
| 356 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 126 |
| 357 | Simi Valley, CA | 124 |
| 357 | Port Arthur, TX | 124 |
| 358 | Burlington, NC | 123 |
| 359 | Owensboro, KY | 121 |
| 360 | Pensacola, FL | 120 |
| 360 | Chicopee, MA | 120 |
| 361 | Pleasanton, CA | 119 |
| 361 | Melbourne, FL | 119 |
| 361 | Greenville, NC | 119 |
| 362 | Surprise, AZ | 118 |
| 362 | Palm Desert, CA | 118 |
| 362 | Lorain, OH | 118 |
| 362 | Desoto, TX | 118 |
| 363 | Quincy, MA | 116 |
| 363 | Scranton, PA | 116 |
| 364 | Woodbridge Township, NJ | 115 |
| 364 | Broken Arrow, OK | 115 |
| 364 | Hillsboro, OR | 115 |
| 365 | Mountain View, CA | 114 |
| 365 | Yucaipa, CA | 114 |
| 365 | Cape Coral, FL | 114 |
| 365 | Ann Arbor, MI | 114 |
| 366 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 113 |