Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the US city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Houston, TX (69,630); followed by San Antonio, TX (58,318); Dallas, TX (26,370); Austin, TX (26,125); and Fort Worth, TX (20,422).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in the United States.

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

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Houston, TX 69630
2 San Antonio, TX 58318
3 Dallas, TX 26370
4 Austin, TX 26125
5 Fort Worth, TX 20422
6 Los Angeles, CA 18591
7 Chicago, IL 11473
8 El Paso, TX 10135
9 Corpus Christi, TX 9246
10 Arlington, TX 9189
11 Lubbock, TX 8933
12 Detroit, MI 8905
13 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 8855
14 Phoenix, AZ 7960
15 Albuquerque, NM 7710
16 San Jose, CA 7703
17 Oakland, CA 6899
18 Amarillo, TX 6756
19 Laredo, TX 6646
20 New York, NY 6369
21 Milwaukee, WI 6174
22 San Diego, CA 5839
23 Philadelphia, PA 5493
24 San Francisco, CA 5433
25 Garland, TX 5348
26 Baltimore, MD 5317
27 Indianapolis, IN 4996
28 Brownsville, TX 4960
29 Portland, OR 4924
30 Denver, CO 4788
31 Irving, TX 4674
32 Louisville Metro, KY 4364
33 Honolulu, HI 4346
34 Cleveland, OH 4199
35 Plano, TX 4181
36 Seattle, WA 4128
37 McAllen, TX 4022
38 Atlanta, GA 3993
39 Kansas City, MO 3951
40 Mesquite, TX 3843
41 San Angelo, TX 3839
42 Tulsa, OK 3660
43 Waco, TX 3648
44 Columbus, OH 3550
45 Edinburg, TX 3481
46 Grand Prairie, TX 3320
47 Beaumont, TX 3299
48 Fresno, CA 3284
49 Memphis, TN 3234
50 Omaha, NE 3125
51 Abilene, TX 3113
52 St. Louis, MO 3058
53 Bakersfield, CA 3048
54 Jacksonville, FL 3027
55 Pasadena, TX 2912
56 Oklahoma City, OK 2905
57 Washington, DC 2899
58 Odessa, TX 2890
59 Long Beach, CA 2859
60 Sacramento, CA 2824
61 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 2761
62 Wichita Falls, TX 2646
63 Tacoma, WA 2619
64 San Bernardino, CA 2597
65 Midland, TX 2563
66 Killeen, TX 2471
67 New Orleans, LA 2427
68 Denton, TX 2313
69 Round Rock, TX 2270
70 Wichita, KS 2188
71 Newark, NJ 2122
72 Colorado Springs, CO 2073
73 Anchorage, AK 2042
74 Frisco, TX 2018
74 Harlingen, TX 2018
75 Miami, FL 1996
76 Spokane, WA 1992
77 Minneapolis, MN 1987
78 Baytown, TX 1960
79 Santa Ana, CA 1948
80 Tucson, AZ 1942
81 Riverside, CA 1934
82 Salt Lake City, UT 1930
83 Carrollton, TX 1901
84 Bryan, TX 1899
85 St. Paul, MN 1874
85 Richardson, TX 1874
86 College Station, TX 1840
87 Lewisville, TX 1839
88 Stockton, CA 1833
89 McKinney, TX 1793
90 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 1728
91 Mission, TX 1707
92 Pearland, TX 1683
93 Springfield, MO 1648
94 Conroe, TX 1639
95 Hayward, CA 1626
96 Temple, TX 1620
97 League City, TX 1589
98 Salinas, CA 1563
99 Modesto, CA 1553
100 Aurora, CO 1538
101 San Marcos, TX 1466
102 Kent, WA 1433
103 Pharr, TX 1431
104 Anaheim, CA 1384
105 Reno, NV 1344
106 New Braunfels, TX 1295
107 West Valley, UT 1252
108 Galveston, TX 1244
109 Orlando, FL 1240
110 North Las Vegas, NV 1237
110 Cincinnati, OH 1237
111 Richmond, CA 1233
112 Boston, MA 1223
113 Pomona, CA 1183
114 Pueblo, CO 1171
115 Sugar Land, TX 1162
116 Lexington, KY 1158
117 Fontana, CA 1149
118 Little Rock, AR 1143
119 Glendale, AZ 1134
120 Vallejo, CA 1123
120 Port Arthur, TX 1123
121 Moreno Valley, CA 1107
122 DeSoto, TX 1103
123 Tallahassee, FL 1099
124 St. Petersburg, FL 1095
125 North Richland Hills, TX 1090
126 Federal Way, WA 1088
127 Ontario, CA 1069
128 Renton, WA 1061
129 Chattanooga, TN 1060
130 Grapevine, TX 1052
131 Concord, CA 1023
132 Des Moines, IA 1017
133 Lakewood, CO 1012
134 Vancouver, WA 1007
135 Jurupa Valley, CA 1005
136 South Gate, CA 999
137 San Leandro, CA 961
138 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 960
139 Everett, WA 958
140 Independence, MO 956
141 Missouri City, TX 953
142 Allen, TX 937
143 Fort Lauderdale, FL 918
144 Antioch, CA 916
145 Columbia, SC 903
146 Huntsville, AL 894
147 Euless, TX 890
148 Chula Vista, CA 885
149 Mobile, AL 880
150 Montgomery, AL 872
150 Jackson, MS 872
151 Elizabeth, NJ 868
152 Knoxville, TN 864
153 Mesa, AZ 860
154 Columbus, GA 852
155 Buffalo, NY 835
156 Pittsburgh, PA 818
157 Gresham, OR 813
158 Topeka, KS 807
159 Fremont, CA 795
159 Billings, MT 795
160 Compton, CA 790
160 Inglewood, CA 790
161 Pflugerville, TX 789
162 Oxnard, CA 786
163 Cedar Park, TX 777
164 Hartford, CT 773
165 Lynwood, CA 767
166 Downey, CA 766
167 Shreveport, LA 757
168 Thornton, CO 754
169 Westminster, CO 737
170 New Haven, CT 735
171 Bridgeport, CT 734
172 Waterbury, CT 733
173 Rialto, CA 729
173 Toledo, OH 729
174 Corona, CA 716
175 Dayton, OH 714
176 Rowlett, TX 711
177 Auburn, WA 698
178 El Monte, CA 688
179 Akron, OH 680
180 Huntington Park, CA 678
181 Pittsburg, CA 675
182 Garden Grove, CA 672
183 Paterson, NJ 671
184 Burien, WA 666
185 Santa Maria, CA 665
186 Rochester, NY 664
187 Baton Rouge, LA 663
188 Escondido, CA 658
189 Berkeley, CA 650
190 North Charleston, SC 645
191 Salem, OR 640
192 Visalia, CA 637
192 Yakima, WA 637
193 Eugene, OR 633
194 Henderson, NV 630
195 Hialeah, FL 629
196 Tampa, FL 628
197 Hemet, CA 623
198 Sioux Falls, SD 618
199 Lancaster, CA 613
200 Mansfield, TX 610
201 Merced, CA 599
202 Springfield, MA 587
203 Lawrence, MA 581
204 Newport News, VA 580
205 Costa Mesa, CA 579
206 St. Joseph, MO 576
207 Hawthorne, CA 574
208 Victorville, CA 573
209 South Bend, IN 566
210 Miami Beach, FL 565
211 Pompano Beach, FL 564
212 West Palm Beach, FL 553
213 Jersey City, NJ 551
214 Perris, CA 550
215 Montebello, CA 548
216 Georgetown, TX 544
217 Fairfield, CA 537
218 Colton, CA 536
219 Hollywood, FL 535
220 Turlock, CA 534
220 Norfolk, VA 534
221 Carson, CA 522
222 Redding, CA 519
222 Worcester, MA 519
223 Warren, MI 512
224 Virginia Beach, VA 508
225 Flower Mound, TX 507
226 Watsonville, CA 506
227 Wilmington, DE 500
228 West Covina, CA 498
229 Bellflower, CA 490
230 Oceanside, CA 481
231 Spokane Valley, WA 471
232 Delano, CA 468
233 Norwalk, CA 466
234 New Britain, CT 463
234 Rockford, IL 463
235 National City, CA 460
236 Portsmouth, VA 458
237 Pico Rivera, CA 457
238 Chico, CA 455
239 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 454
240 Tempe, AZ 450
241 Alameda, CA 443
242 Torrance, CA 437
243 El Cajon, CA 433
244 Council Bluffs, IA 432
245 Norman, OK 431
246 Palmdale, CA 422
247 Miami Gardens, FL 419
248 Fort Wayne, IN 414
249 Santa Clara, CA 413
249 Santa Clarita, CA 413
250 Huntington Beach, CA 411
251 Commerce City, CO 410
251 Davenport, IA 410
252 Medford, OR 409
253 Santa Rosa, CA 407
254 Fullerton, CA 403
255 Lowell, MA 401
256 Redlands, CA 398
256 Gary, IN 398
257 Chandler, AZ 393
257 Cathedral City, CA 393
257 Paramount, CA 393
258 Daytona Beach, FL 391
258 Fayetteville, NC 391
259 Whittier, CA 390
260 North Little Rock, AR 387
261 Evansville, IN 383
262 Santa Cruz, CA 382
263 Indio, CA 379
263 Lafayette, LA 379
264 Citrus Heights, CA 376
265 Buena Park, CA 375
265 Lansing, MI 375
266 Madison, WI 374
267 Trenton, NJ 373
268 Lakewood, WA 371
269 Lake Elsinore, CA 367
269 Gainesville, FL 367
269 Irvington, NJ 367
270 Manteca, CA 365
270 West Jordan, UT 365
271 Glendale, CA 363
272 Tulare, CA 362
273 Orange, CA 361
274 Gardena, CA 355
274 Gilroy, CA 355
275 Cedar Rapids, IA 354
276 Lincoln, NE 352
277 Ogden, UT 351
278 Hesperia, CA 348
279 Terre Haute, IN 347
280 Upland, CA 343
281 Fayetteville, AR 341
281 Union City, CA 341
282 Baldwin Park, CA 340
282 Sparks, NV 340
282 Syracuse, NY 340
283 Lauderhill, FL 339
284 Westminster, CA 337
285 Boise, ID 336
286 Menifee, CA 335
287 Fort Smith, AR 333
288 Roseville, CA 327
288 Dearborn, MI 327
289 Pasadena, CA 324
290 Greeley, CO 322
291 Overland Park, KS 320
291 Chesapeake, VA 320
291 Hampton, VA 320
292 Joplin, MO 315
292 Fargo, ND 315
293 Lakeland, FL 310
293 Rio Rancho, NM 310
294 Davie, FL 309
295 Lodi, CA 308
296 Lakewood, CA 307
297 Temecula, CA 306
297 Tracy, CA 306
298 Chino, CA 305
299 Grand Rapids, MI 304
300 Madera, CA 300
300 Bellevue, WA 300
301 Highland, CA 298
302 Sioux City, IA 292
303 Southfield, MI 291
304 Livermore, CA 290
305 Bismarck, ND 289
306 Ventura, CA 284
307 Bellingham, WA 283
308 Cicero, IL 282
308 Allentown, PA 282
309 Brockton, MA 280
310 Miramar, FL 279
311 Hammond, IN 278
312 Vista, CA 275
312 Wilmington, NC 275
313 New Bedford, MA 274
314 Sunnyvale, CA 273
315 San Rafael, CA 272
316 Alexandria, VA 271
317 Milpitas, CA 269
318 Burbank, CA 266
319 Porterville, CA 264
319 Woodland, CA 264
320 Pembroke Pines, FL 263
321 Nampa, ID 262
322 Las Cruces, NM 261
322 Charleston, SC 261
323 Peoria, AZ 260
323 Asheville, NC 260
323 Springfield, OH 260
324 Apple Valley, CA 254
324 Boynton Beach, FL 254
325 Plantation, FL 253
326 North Miami, FL 251
327 Yonkers, NY 250
327 Rapid City, SD 250
328 Scottsdale, AZ 249
329 Monterey Park, CA 246
329 Columbia, MO 246
329 Marysville, WA 246
330 Avondale, AZ 245
331 Flint, MI 243
332 Largo, FL 242
333 Santa Fe, NM 241
333 Youngstown, OH 241
333 Sandy, UT 241
334 Delray Beach, FL 239
334 Elkhart, IN 239
334 Canton, OH 239
335 Alhambra, CA 238
335 Kalamazoo, MI 238
336 Fall River, MA 237
337 Santa Monica, CA 236
338 Yuba City, CA 235
338 Owensboro, KY 235
339 Walnut Creek, CA 234
340 Daly City, CA 233
341 Clearwater, FL 232
342 East Orange, NJ 231
343 Tuscaloosa, AL 230
344 Sunrise, FL 228
345 Rosemead, CA 227
345 Springfield, IL 227
346 La Mesa, CA 225
347 Athens-Clarke County, GA 224
347 Peoria, IL 224
347 Olympia, WA 224
348 Roanoke, VA 223
349 Lawton, OK 222
350 Bossier City, LA 221
350 Lynn, MA 221
351 Cerritos, CA 220
351 Deerfield Beach, FL 220
351 Fort Myers, FL 220
352 Boulder, CO 219
353 Warner Robins, GA 218
354 Hanford, CA 215
354 San Mateo, CA 215
354 Great Falls, MT 215
355 Sandy Springs, GA 214
355 Minot, ND 214
356 High Point, NC 210
357 Elk Grove, CA 209
358 Murrieta, CA 208
359 South San Francisco, CA 207
359 Lake Charles, LA 207
360 Missoula, MT 204
361 Clovis, CA 202
361 Midwest City, OK 202
361 West Allis, WI 202
362 Fort Collins, CO 201
363 Santa Barbara, CA 199
363 Pasco, WA 199
364 Conway, AR 198
364 Greenville, SC 198
364 Murfreesboro, TN 198
364 Cheyenne, WY 198
365 Muncie, IN 197
365 Schenectady, NY 197
366 Stamford, CT 192
367 Reading, PA 190
367 Shoreline, WA 190
368 Wyoming, MI 188
369 Lafayette, IN 187
369 Kennewick, WA 187
370 Azusa, CA 183
370 Melbourne, FL 183
370 Anderson, IN 183
371 Clarksville, TN 182
372 Sanford, FL 181
373 Irvine, CA 179
373 Coral Springs, FL 179
374 Palm Desert, CA 178
374 Vacaville, CA 178
374 Gulfport, MS 178
375 West Sacramento, CA 172
375 Pinellas Park, FL 172
376 Broken Arrow, OK 171
377 Brooklyn Park, MN 170
378 Yucaipa, CA 169
378 Dearborn Heights, MI 169
379 Longmont, CO 168
380 Carlsbad, CA 167
380 Eastvale, CA 167
380 Aurora, IL 167
381 Springfield, OR 166
381 Kirkland, WA 166
382 Tustin, CA 165
382 Hillsboro, OR 165
383 Dothan, AL 164
384 Cape Coral, FL 163
384 Taylor, MI 163
385 Grand Junction, CO 161
385 Meriden, CT 161
386 La Habra, CA 160
386 Newport Beach, CA 160
386 Redondo Beach, CA 160
386 Homestead, FL 160
386 Olathe, KS 160
386 Westland, MI 160
387 Brentwood, CA 159
388 Broomfield, CO 158
388 Bowling Green, KY 158
389 Boca Raton, FL 157
390 Decatur, AL 156
390 Surprise, AZ 156
390 Redwood City, CA 156
391 Provo, UT 155
392 Norwalk, CT 154
392 Passaic, NJ 154
392 Rock Hill, SC 154
392 Kingsport, TN 154
393 San Marcos, CA 151
394 Marietta, GA 150
395 Doral, FL 149
395 Livonia, MI 149
395 Moore, OK 149
396 Albany, GA 147
397 Bloomington, IN 146
397 Shawnee, KS 146
397 Manchester, NH 146
398 Smyrna, GA 145
399 Goodyear, AZ 143
399 East Hartford, CT 143
399 Valdosta, GA 143
400 Greenwood, IN 142
401 Joliet, IL 141