Ranking of United States Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Richmond, CA had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,518.26); followed by Albuquerque, NM (1,180.93); Oakland, CA (1,178.67); Gresham, OR (1,131.52); and Burien, WA (1,078.77).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2018, 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 2018 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Richmond, CA
Albuquerque, NM
Oakland, CA
Gresham, OR
Burien, WA
Portland, OR
Independence, MO
San Bernardino, CA
Huntington Park, CA
Anchorage, AK
Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Richmond, CA 1518.26
2 Albuquerque, NM 1180.93
3 Oakland, CA 1178.67
4 Gresham, OR 1131.52
5 Burien, WA 1078.77
6 Portland, OR 1054.68
7 Independence, MO 1029.24
8 San Bernardino, CA 1006.49
9 Huntington Park, CA 1001.32
10 Anchorage, AK 966.81
11 Detroit, MI 961.45
12 Pueblo, CO 948.50
13 Perris, CA 903.61
14 Renton, WA 901.23
15 St. Louis, MO 896.13
16 San Leandro, CA 888.80
17 Kent, WA 885.50
18 Vallejo, CA 875.80
19 Springfield, MO 872.21
20 Tacoma, WA 870.24
21 Delano, CA 869.39
22 Compton, CA 867.30
23 Everett, WA 860.56
24 Kansas City, MO 854.57
25 Hayward, CA 844.79
26 Birmingham, AL 832.05
27 Jurupa Valley, CA 828.96
28 Tulsa, OK 808.39
29 Chattanooga, TN 789.37
30 Federal Way, WA 787.63
31 Lynwood, CA 776.84
32 Salinas, CA 773.69
33 Waterbury, CT 773.22
34 Cleveland, OH 772.10
35 Milwaukee, WI 770.46
36 Colton, CA 769.89
37 Spokane, WA 768.94
38 New Orleans, LA 755.35
39 Montebello, CA 752.08
40 Auburn, WA 744.10
41 St. Paul, MN 741.23
42 Salt Lake City, UT 736.80
43 San Jose, CA 735.60
44 St. Joseph, MO 734.21
45 Denver, CO 731.88
46 Irvington, NJ 722.98
47 Baltimore, MD 722.62
48 Bakersfield, CA 720.16
49 Billings, MT 720.13
50 Newark, NJ 713.89
51 Camden County Police Department, NJ 709.60
52 Dallas, TX 709.01
53 Wichita, KS 707.89
54 Memphis, TN 682.28
55 South Gate, CA 674.90
56 Pomona, CA 671.03
57 Atlanta, GA 666.79
58 Omaha, NE 665.39
59 Stockton, CA 655.90
60 Lakewood, WA 647.51
61 Gilroy, CA 645.40
62 Baytown, TX 643.55
63 Muncie, IN 643.22
64 Watsonville, CA 640.21
65 Jackson, MS 636.05
66 Wilmington, DE 635.22
67 Paramount, CA 623.38
68 North Charleston, SC 622.12
69 Hemet, CA 621.75
70 San Rafael, CA 621.05
71 Rialto2, CA 618.20
72 Westminster, CO 606.59
73 Vancouver, WA 605.92
74 Gary, IN 604.57
75 Hartford, CT 601.87
76 West Valley, UT 598.69
77 Inglewood, CA 594.26
78 Aurora, CO 592.77
79 Turlock, CA 585.72
80 Redding, CA 585.44
81 Topeka, KS 582.28
82 Elizabeth, NJ 577.16
83 New Britain, CT 576.90
84 Moreno Valley, CA 576.63
85 Columbia, SC 575.11
86 Mesquite, TX 570.01
87 Knoxville, TN 569.30
88 Pittsburg, CA 569.00
89 Sacramento, CA 568.60
90 Victorville, CA 568.33
91 Dayton, OH 567.48
92 Commerce City, CO 567.21
93 Ontario, CA 564.94
94 Indianapolis, IN 563.71
95 Little Rock, AR 562.00
96 Riverside, CA 557.37
97 Oklahoma City, OK 555.95
98 Modesto, CA 555.09
99 Seattle, WA 544.19
100 Tulare, CA 542.56
101 Kingsport, TN 540.54
102 Yakima, WA 538.53
103 Downey, CA 534.97
104 Antioch, CA 532.95
105 Santa Maria, CA 532.84
106 Elkhart, IN 527.92
107 Salem, OR 522.03
108 Gardena, CA 521.33
109 Indio, CA 520.00
110 Thornton, CO 519.70
111 Rosemead, CA 519.57
112 Pompano Beach, FL 515.86
113 Porterville, CA 515.20
114 Lodi, CA 514.94
115 New Haven, CT 513.79
116 Merced, CA 511.60
117 Minneapolis, MN 511.37
118 Houston, TX 509.56
119 Colorado Springs, CO 509.21
120 Richmond, VA 507.99
121 Bellflower, CA 505.54
122 Galveston, TX 497.09
123 Fayetteville, AR 494.21
124 Pico Rivera, CA 493.70
125 Montgomery, AL 489.27
126 Fairfield, CA 488.62
127 North Las Vegas, NV 485.52
128 Lake Elsinore, CA 485.02
129 Long Beach, CA 484.44
130 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 483.40
131 Carson, CA 479.04
132 Tucson, AZ 477.86
133 Fort Lauderdale, FL 477.63
134 Highland, CA 476.18
135 San Francisco, CA 474.20
136 West Sacramento, CA 474.04
137 National City, CA 472.78
138 Phoenix, AZ 472.75
139 South Bend, IN 468.76
140 Manteca, CA 468.67
141 Lubbock, TX 467.42
142 Santa Ana, CA 461.83
143 Ogden, UT 455.40
144 Lancaster, CA 453.93
145 Amarillo, TX 452.55
146 Trenton, NJ 450.13
147 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 448.95
148 Redlands, CA 448.90
149 Cathedral City, CA 446.82
150 Fresno, CA 444.70
151 Kalamazoo, MI 443.30
152 Berkeley, CA 442.88
153 Mobile, AL 441.59
154 Alameda, CA 439.02
155 Columbus, OH 438.95
156 North Little Rock, AR 435.08
157 Olympia, WA 433.94
158 Cincinnati, OH 433.84
159 Medford, OR 433.58
160 North Miami, FL 433.01
161 El Monte, CA 432.75
162 Los Angeles, CA 429.71
163 Miami Beach, FL 429.37
164 Asheville, NC 429.25
165 Canton, OH 429.15
166 Evansville, IN 428.58
167 Bossier City, LA 428.46
168 Honolulu, HI 426.77
169 Orlando, FL 425.21
170 Shreveport, LA 425.04
171 Concord, CA 424.90
172 Baton Rouge, LA 422.62
173 Fontana, CA 422.03
174 Glendale, AZ 421.94
175 Reno, NV 416.10
176 Arvada, CO 413.66
177 Buena Park, CA 409.19
178 Bridgeport, CT 407.30
179 Deerfield Beach, FL 406.78
180 Miami Gardens, FL 406.38
181 Springfield, OH 403.28
182 Owensboro, KY 402.10
183 Gulfport, MS 400.54
184 Warren, MI 398.79
185 Tallahassee, FL 398.56
186 Santa Cruz, CA 397.38
187 Baldwin Park, CA 395.87
188 San Antonio, TX 395.56
189 Visalia, CA 394.12
190 Hawthorne, CA 392.66
191 Portsmouth, VA 390.58
192 Anaheim, CA 387.04
193 Albany, GA 382.95
194 Gastonia, NC 382.84
195 Hammond, IN 382.64
196 Yuba City, CA 381.89
197 Whittier, CA 380.22
198 Hesperia, CA 380.03
199 East Hartford, CT 378.61
200 Lake Charles, LA 377.64
201 Peoria, IL 374.80
202 Chicago, IL 372.62
203 Lansing, MI 372.30
204 Citrus Heights, CA 371.32
205 Norwalk, CA 371.15
206 Oxnard, CA 369.80
207 Lauderhill, FL 368.67
208 Azusa, CA 367.11
209 Roanoke, VA 366.85
210 Hollywood, FL 366.55
211 West Covina, CA 364.54
212 Akron, OH 363.20
213 Washington, DC 362.87
214 San Diego, CA 360.74
215 Anderson, IN 360.49
216 Marysville, WA 360.38
217 Boynton Beach, FL 360.11
218 Menifee, CA 358.76
219 Philadelphia, PA 357.93
220 Apple Valley, CA 357.19
221 Spokane Valley, WA 356.49
222 El Cajon, CA 355.99
223 Upland, CA 355.05
224 Syracuse, NY 353.53
225 Monterey Park, CA 353.17
226 Santa Clara, CA 351.25
227 Rapid City, SD 350.64
228 Garden Grove, CA 350.39
229 Yucaipa, CA 349.99
230 Corona, CA 347.56
231 Miami, FL 347.53
232 Garland, TX 345.19
233 Beaumont, TX 343.48
234 Midwest City, OK 341.36
235 DeSoto, TX 341.32
236 West Palm Beach, FL 341.22
237 Smyrna, GA 340.88
238 Buffalo, NY 338.47
239 Fullerton, CA 336.56
239 Cheyenne, WY 336.56
240 Woodland, CA 336.20
241 Chico, CA 334.14
242 Fort Worth, TX 332.53
243 Jackson, TN 332.10
244 East Orange, NJ 331.14
245 Greenville, SC 330.42
246 Springdale, AR 330.06
247 Chino, CA 328.84
248 Lawton, OK 326.39
249 Sparks, NV 326.32
250 Jacksonville, FL 325.62
251 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 324.84
252 Daytona Beach, FL 324.50
253 Tracy, CA 323.96
254 Fort Smith, AR 323.93
255 Gainesville, FL 323.84
256 Lexington, KY 322.81
257 Norfolk, VA 322.49
258 Schenectady, NY 321.89
259 Brockton, MA 321.09
260 Milpitas, CA 320.42
261 Pawtucket, RI 319.92
262 Escondido, CA 318.80
263 Longmont, CO 318.21
264 Palmdale, CA 318.00
265 Bowling Green, KY 317.87
266 Cerritos, CA 317.70
267 Eugene, OR 317.38
268 Decatur, AL 315.46
269 Flint, MI 313.56
270 Madera, CA 313.17
271 Union City, CA 311.03
272 Fort Myers, FL 310.37
273 Tuscaloosa, AL 309.54
274 Arlington, TX 308.79
275 Odessa, TX 308.67
276 Youngstown, OH 308.02
277 Hamilton, OH 307.77
278 Providence, RI 306.38
279 Hanford, CA 306.31
280 Rockford, IL 305.75
281 Durham, NC 302.82
282 Sioux Falls, SD 301.66
283 Ocala, FL 300.82
284 Brooklyn Park, MN 300.26
285 Paterson, NJ 300.22
286 Ventura, CA 300.17
287 Alhambra, CA 298.65
288 Vista, CA 296.86
289 Lafayette, LA 296.26
290 Irving, TX 295.15
291 Hialeah, FL 293.24
292 Delray Beach, FL 292.98
293 Westminster, CA 292.96
294 Dothan, AL 287.46
295 Norman, OK 287.37
296 Fremont, CA 286.95
297 Avondale, AZ 286.37
298 Warner Robins, GA 285.46
299 Tempe, AZ 285.35
300 Johnson City, TN 282.96
301 Plantation, FL 282.55
302 Florissant, MO 282.51
303 Bismarck, ND 281.33
304 St. Petersburg, FL 280.51
305 Blue Springs, MO 280.41
306 Corpus Christi, TX 278.75
307 Lakewood, CA 278.68
308 Rock Hill, SC 278.19
309 Las Cruces, NM 277.88
310 St. Cloud, MN 276.79
311 Newport News, VA 276.39
312 Sandy, UT 276.13
313 Meriden, CT 275.96
314 Rochester, NY 275.88
315 Lawrence, MA 275.20
316 Springfield, MA 275.17
317 Shoreline, WA 273.67
318 Temecula, CA 273.17
319 Davie, FL 272.59
320 South San Francisco, CA 272.17
321 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 270.78
322 Southfield, MI 269.69
323 Marietta, GA 269.15
324 West Jordan, UT 268.65
325 Nampa, ID 267.33
326 Missoula, MT 266.49
327 Beaverton, OR 264.66
328 Costa Mesa, CA 264.08
329 Santa Fe, NM 263.73
330 Rancho Cordova, CA 263.15
331 La Habra, CA 262.87
332 Passaic, NJ 262.65
333 Oceanside, CA 262.02
334 Greeley, CO 260.89
335 Austin, TX 260.75
336 Pinellas Park, FL 260.38
337 Bellevue, WA 258.66
338 Toledo, OH 257.43
339 West Haven, CT 255.76
340 Bellevue, NE 255.20
341 Grand Junction, CO 254.07
342 Santa Monica, CA 253.58
343 Temple, TX 250.97
344 Chula Vista, CA 250.76
345 High Point, NC 248.83
346 Upper Darby Township, PA 248.40
347 Fargo, ND 247.39
348 Springfield, OR 246.87
349 Grapevine, TX 246.69
350 Grand Prairie, TX 246.27
351 Longview, TX 244.92
352 Palm Desert, CA 242.69
353 Greenwood, IN 241.80
354 Pittsburgh, PA 240.96
355 Port Arthur, TX 240.82
356 Wichita Falls, TX 239.65
357 Caldwell, ID 239.56
358 Alexandria, VA 238.03
359 Waco, TX 237.53
360 Casper, WY 237.11
361 Charleston, SC 237.07
362 Duluth, MN 235.92
363 Fall River, MA 233.59
364 Pocatello, ID 233.20
365 Summerville, SC 232.72
366 Sarasota, FL 232.16
367 Greensboro, NC 231.51
368 Columbia, MO 231.42
369 Glendora, CA 231.38
370 Lynn, MA 230.55
371 San Angelo, TX 230.50
372 Manchester, CT 229.77
373 Moore, OK 228.97
374 Sunnyvale, CA 226.81
375 Kenner, LA 226.48
376 Boulder, CO 226.06
377 Yuma, AZ 225.76
377 Homestead, FL 225.76
378 Pasadena, TX 223.88
379 Jersey City, NJ 223.19
380 Santa Rosa, CA 222.32
381 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 222.21
382 Shawnee, KS 221.27
383 Murfreesboro, TN 220.32
384 Clarksville, TN 220.14
385 Henderson, NV 219.97
386 Stratford, CT 219.17
387 West Hartford, CT 218.75
388 St. Charles, MO 218.54
389 Grand Forks, ND 218.52
390 Lewisville, TX 218.48
391 La Mesa, CA 218.39
392 Jonesboro, AR 217.80
393 Springfield, IL 216.36
394 Largo, FL 216.20
395 Placentia, CA 215.96
396 Dearborn Heights, MI 214.43
397 Reading, PA 213.64
398 Pasadena, CA 213.32
399 Dearborn, MI 212.72
400 Orange, CA 212.60
401 Allentown, PA 211.92
402 Southaven, MS 211.79
403 Napa, CA 210.87
404 Broomfield, CO 210.51
405 Fountain Valley, CA 207.33
406 Bristol, CT 206.04
407 Lynchburg, VA 205.88
408 Madison, WI 205.84
409 West Allis, WI 205.39
410 Fort Wayne, IN 204.76
411 Roseville, CA 204.06
412 Burbank, CA 203.73
413 Mountain View, CA 203.59
414 Hempstead Village, NY 203.36
415 Brookhaven, GA 203.18
416 Taylor, MI 203.16
417 Eastvale, CA 202.66
418 Carrollton, TX 202.58
419 San Mateo, CA 201.25
420 Hamden, CT 200.87
421 Hillsboro, OR 199.78
422 Pensacola, FL 199.35
423 Euless, TX 199.17
424 Midland, TX 198.47
425 Kirkland, WA 198.21
426 Murrieta, CA 197.03
427 Lafayette, IN 194.78
428 Redondo Beach, CA 193.98
429 Lowell, MA 193.77
430 Miramar, FL 192.87
431 Sanford, FL 192.84
432 Redwood City, CA 192.83
433 Torrance, CA 192.56
434 Santa Barbara, CA 192.16
435 Lacey, WA 190.78
436 New Bedford, MA 190.31
437 Abilene, TX 190.24
438 Doral, FL 190.01
439 Walnut Creek, CA 189.84
440 Boca Raton, FL 189.69
441 Grand Island, NE 189.31
442 Newport Beach, CA 188.93
443 Vacaville, CA 188.84
444 Pasco, WA 187.71
445 Casa Grande, AZ 187.68
446 Tigard, OR 187.45
447 Apopka, FL 186.42
448 Kissimmee, FL 185.20
449 Lakeland, FL 185.19
450 Kennewick, WA 185.04
451 Rocky Mount, NC 184.89
452 Bellingham, WA 182.91
453 Worcester, MA 182.61
454 Lee's Summit, MO 182.39
455 Dunwoody, GA 181.66
456 Wyoming, MI 180.40
457 Wilmington, NC 180.28
458 Stamford, CT 179.54
459 Richardson, TX 179.11
460 Burnsville, MN 178.60
461 Bristol Township, PA 176.96
462 Overland Park, KS 176.92
463 Centennial, CO 176.45
464 Burlington, NC 174.21
465 Broken Arrow, OK 174.17
466 Melbourne, FL 173.82
467 Bloomfield, NJ 173.31
468 Mount Vernon, NY 172.74
469 Hampton, VA 172.43
470 South Jordan, UT 172.23
471 Sunrise, FL 172.21
472 North Richland Hills, TX 172.03
473 Mesa, AZ 170.93
474 Margate, FL 170.65
475 Livermore, CA 169.19
476 Killeen, TX 168.24
477 Suffolk, VA 167.37
478 Rio Rancho, NM 167.36
479 Boston, MA 166.12
480 Enid, OK 165.29
481 Tamarac, FL 164.02
482 Daly City, CA 164.00
483 Coconut Creek, FL 163.89
484 Bryan, TX 163.24
485 Berwyn, IL 162.48
486 Plainfield, NJ 161.35
487 Denton, TX 160.85
488 Novato, CA 160.84
489 Pontiac, MI 158.82
490 Revere, MA 158.39
491 Utica, NY 155.60
492 Conroe, TX 155.35
493 Clinton Township, MI 155.02
494 Union Township, NJ 154.60
495 Bloomington, IN 153.97
496 Tustin, CA 153.86
497 Racine, WI 153.80
498 Clearwater, FL 152.78