Ranking of United States Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Oakland, CA had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,532.69); followed by Richmond, CA (1,356.78); San Leandro, CA (1,181.1); Hayward, CA (1,167.25); and Chattanooga, TN (1,140.54).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2020, 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 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Oakland, CA
Richmond, CA
San Leandro, CA
Hayward, CA
Chattanooga, TN
Denver, CO
Huntington Park, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
St. Louis, MO
Aurora, CO
Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Oakland, CA 1532.69
2 Richmond, CA 1356.78
3 San Leandro, CA 1181.10
4 Hayward, CA 1167.25
5 Chattanooga, TN 1140.54
6 Denver, CO 1139.88
7 Huntington Park, CA 1128.09
8 Salt Lake City, UT 1084.15
9 St. Louis, MO 1079.34
10 Aurora, CO 1018.62
11 Bakersfield, CA 986.18
12 Tacoma, WA 985.36
13 Tulsa, OK 970.74
14 Portland, OR 960.87
15 Lynwood, CA 956.79
16 Santa Maria, CA 952.47
17 Burien, WA 932.94
18 South Gate, CA 932.12
19 Commerce City, CO 920.15
20 St. Paul, MN 913.00
21 Minneapolis, MN 911.25
22 Kansas City, MO 909.21
23 New Orleans, LA 894.92
24 Albuquerque, NM 883.35
25 Compton, CA 877.37
26 Lakewood, CO 872.78
27 Vallejo, CA 872.26
28 San Rafael, CA 854.53
29 Detroit, MI 845.64
30 Independence, MO 835.85
31 Pueblo, CO 830.07
32 Gresham, OR 825.39
33 Inglewood, CA 823.26
34 Westminster, CO 818.85
35 Florissant, MO 800.99
36 Auburn, WA 797.30
37 Gardena, CA 791.45
38 San Bernardino, CA 789.87
39 Cleveland, OH 775.74
40 Springfield, MO 772.26
41 Perris, CA 763.73
42 Dallas, TX 763.08
43 Milwaukee, WI 761.83
44 Renton, WA 759.31
45 St. Joseph, MO 744.51
46 Billings, MT 741.67
47 Lakewood, WA 739.03
48 Paramount, CA 726.75
49 Joplin, MO 724.45
50 Kent, WA 717.79
51 Pomona, CA 713.90
52 West Valley, UT 713.83
53 Council Bluffs, IA 709.64
54 Gilroy, CA 701.85
55 Hemet, CA 700.69
56 San Jose, CA 686.23
57 Memphis, TN 682.40
58 Bellflower, CA 677.88
59 San Francisco, CA 676.79
60 Colton, CA 671.30
61 Des Moines, IA 660.50
62 Thornton, CO 660.40
63 Berkeley, CA 657.97
64 Irvington, NJ 655.55
65 Terre Haute, IN 650.12
66 Vancouver, WA 641.49
67 Kalamazoo, MI 638.65
68 Seattle, WA 636.54
69 Omaha, NE 630.65
70 Houston, TX 630.01
71 Salem, OR 627.86
72 Everett, WA 625.23
73 Downey, CA 624.92
74 Wilmington, DE 613.41
75 Indianapolis, IN 612.46
76 Jurupa Valley, CA 606.13
77 Newark, NJ 604.80
78 Mesquite, TX 604.28
79 Alameda, CA 602.20
80 Long Beach, CA 600.88
81 Union City, CA 594.98
82 Knoxville, TN 594.68
83 Hawthorne, CA 594.65
84 Rapid City, SD 593.69
85 Fayetteville, AR 590.46
86 Fort Smith, AR 588.16
87 Salinas, CA 584.67
88 New Haven, CT 584.04
89 Carson, CA 578.95
90 North Charleston, SC 578.71
91 Pittsburg, CA 576.87
92 Watsonville, CA 572.47
93 Springfield, OH 570.74
94 Oklahoma City, OK 569.87
95 South Fulton, GA 566.27
96 Ontario, CA 563.84
97 Riverside, CA 563.75
98 Dayton, OH 561.37
99 South Bend, IN 559.15
100 Asheville, NC 556.50
101 Kingsport, TN 551.05
102 Baytown, TX 540.97
103 Moreno Valley, CA 539.82
104 Yakima, WA 539.09
105 Elizabeth, NJ 538.92
106 Fairfield, CA 535.91
107 Concord, CA 534.31
108 Hartford, CT 533.06
109 Amarillo, TX 532.21
110 Pico Rivera, CA 531.29
111 Los Angeles, CA 529.15
112 Portsmouth, VA 528.63
113 Waterbury, CT 521.15
114 Tulare, CA 515.05
115 Santa Ana, CA 513.95
116 Little Rock, AR 512.42
117 Antioch, CA 509.42
118 Modesto, CA 508.40
119 Turlock, CA 508.20
120 Merced, CA 507.14
121 Canton, OH 503.39
122 Colorado Springs, CO 501.36
123 Camden County Police Department, NJ 499.13
124 Galveston, TX 496.54
125 Fresno, CA 494.89
126 Southfield, MI 494.55
127 Cincinnati, OH 494.22
128 Anaheim, CA 494.16
129 Spokane, WA 493.46
130 Sioux Falls, SD 493.14
131 Fort Lauderdale, FL 492.01
132 Buena Park, CA 487.17
133 Sacramento, CA 483.77
134 Victorville, CA 482.59
135 Lancaster, CA 481.33
136 Columbia, SC 481.12
137 Lansing, MI 480.40
138 North Little Rock, AR 478.11
139 Bossier City, LA 477.72
140 Stockton, CA 474.95
141 Albany, GA 473.68
142 Miami Beach, FL 472.94
143 Washington, DC 472.77
144 Owensboro, KY 469.97
145 Delano, CA 469.93
146 Buffalo, NY 467.35
147 Yuba City, CA 463.04
148 Arvada, CO 461.85
149 Davenport, IA 460.68
150 Lake Elsinore, CA 457.32
151 Corona, CA 449.82
152 Highland, CA 449.10
153 Placentia, CA 448.69
154 Garland, TX 446.98
155 Rochester, NY 445.91
156 Bridgeport, CT 445.45
157 San Antonio, TX 443.69
158 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 441.85
159 Lubbock, TX 441.74
160 Grand Junction, CO 441.16
161 Bowling Green, KY 441.13
162 Ogden, UT 440.50
163 Rialto, CA 440.37
164 Hamden, CT 438.45
165 North Las Vegas, NV 438.30
166 Phoenix, AZ 434.71
167 Fremont, CA 434.38
168 Longmont, CO 434.32
169 Santa Monica, CA 432.17
170 West Haven, CT 429.23
171 Brooklyn Park, MN 426.47
172 National City, CA 422.95
173 Temple, TX 420.64
174 Santa Clara, CA 420.53
175 Akron, OH 419.38
176 Pompano Beach, FL 414.81
177 Cedar Rapids, IA 414.65
178 Azusa, CA 412.92
179 Eugene, OR 412.58
180 Pasadena, TX 408.79
181 Austin, TX 406.59
182 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 403.00
183 Garden Grove, CA 401.87
184 Gastonia, NC 401.70
185 Bellingham, WA 401.59
186 Anchorage, AK 401.20
187 Norwalk, CA 400.87
188 Irving, TX 398.81
189 Monterey Park, CA 397.59
190 West Sacramento, CA 393.95
191 El Monte, CA 393.29
192 Orlando, FL 391.32
193 Peoria, IL 391.18
194 West Palm Beach, FL 391.11
195 Kentwood, MI 390.33
196 Shoreline, WA 389.76
197 Wyoming, MI 389.11
198 Brockton, MA 387.21
199 Indio, CA 381.90
200 Rosemead, CA 380.87
201 Cheyenne, WY 379.92
202 Shreveport, LA 377.72
203 Baton Rouge, LA 377.66
204 Fort Worth, TX 377.40
205 Westminster, CA 376.90
206 Madera, CA 376.78
207 New Britain, CT 375.63
208 Reno, NV 375.43
209 Broomfield, CO 374.68
210 Chicago, IL 373.22
211 Evansville, IN 371.98
211 Farmers Branch, TX 371.98
212 Greensboro, NC 371.81
213 Toledo, OH 371.63
214 Oxnard, CA 370.36
215 Olympia, WA 369.60
216 Miami Gardens, FL 369.05
217 Odessa, TX 367.41
218 Baldwin Park, CA 366.86
219 Whittier, CA 366.74
220 Sandy, UT 366.67
221 Fargo, ND 366.35
222 DeSoto, TX 366.25
223 Medford, OR 365.41
224 South San Francisco, CA 363.32
225 Santa Cruz, CA 362.67
226 Johnson City, TN 362.59
227 Syracuse, NY 361.94
228 Hanford, CA 359.88
229 Gainesville, FL 359.80
230 Gulfport, MS 359.01
231 Milpitas, CA 358.73
232 Upland, CA 358.66
233 Fontana, CA 356.96
234 Columbia, MO 355.69
235 Jackson, TN 355.48
236 Greeley, CO 354.74
237 Redlands, CA 352.27
238 Roanoke, VA 351.34
239 Tempe, AZ 350.11
240 Palmdale, CA 349.60
241 Boulder, CO 348.04
242 Torrance, CA 346.53
243 Burlington, NC 345.44
244 El Cajon, CA 344.54
244 Lodi, CA 344.54
245 San Diego, CA 344.53
246 West Covina, CA 343.85
247 Cathedral City, CA 342.86
248 Federal Way, WA 342.02
249 Trenton, NJ 341.34
250 Tucson, AZ 341.18
251 Columbus, OH 340.69
252 Miami, FL 340.68
253 Marietta, GA 339.05
254 Durham, NC 338.69
255 Delray Beach, FL 337.65
256 Lakewood, CA 337.03
257 Palm Desert, CA 336.36
258 Bismarck, ND 336.01
259 Warner Robins, GA 333.72
260 Menifee, CA 333.55
261 Spokane Valley, WA 332.14
262 Beaumont, CA 330.91
263 Greenville, SC 330.49
264 Texas City, TX 329.65
265 Tustin, CA 328.34
266 Sioux City, IA 326.77
267 Norfolk, VA 325.75
268 Costa Mesa, CA 325.64
269 North Miami, FL 324.83
270 Charleston, SC 324.54
271 Springfield, MA 324.01
272 Lafayette, LA 322.86
273 Jacksonville, FL 322.65
274 Stratford, CT 321.80
275 Norman, OK 321.79
276 Redwood City, CA 320.75
277 Chino, CA 319.80
278 Lexington, KY 318.24
279 San Angelo, TX 316.12
280 Warren, MI 314.35
281 Arlington, TX 313.88
282 Meriden, CT 312.30
283 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 311.37
284 Manchester, CT 311.25
285 Grand Prairie, TX 310.17
286 Beaumont, TX 310.02
287 Midland, TX 309.58
288 Midwest City, OK 308.33
289 Visalia, CA 307.96
290 Temecula, CA 306.59
291 Walnut Creek, CA 306.29
292 Orange, CA 305.37
293 Bloomington, MN 305.31
294 Lauderhill, FL 305.16
295 Citrus Heights, CA 304.60
296 Woodland, CA 304.30
297 Providence, RI 302.89
298 Sparks, NV 302.82
299 Lake Charles, LA 300.97
300 Fullerton, CA 300.70
301 Chico, CA 299.94
302 Brookhaven, GA 298.68
303 Hesperia, CA 297.79
304 Glendale, AZ 297.10
305 Pawtucket, RI 295.76
306 Waco, TX 295.31
307 Lawton, OK 295.11
308 Burbank, CA 293.89
309 Albany, NY 293.82
310 Redondo Beach, CA 293.73
311 Hollywood, FL 293.41
312 Great Falls, MT 293.08
313 West Allis, WI 292.75
314 High Point, NC 291.05
315 Manteca, CA 290.83
316 Shawnee, KS 290.00
317 Daytona Beach, FL 289.65
318 Porterville, CA 289.51
319 Grand Rapids, MI 286.90
320 Casper, WY 286.73
321 Tallahassee, FL 285.70
322 Alhambra, CA 285.15
323 Blue Springs, MO 284.73
324 Escondido, CA 283.38
325 Raleigh, NC 282.42
326 Killeen, TX 282.35
327 Waterloo, IA 281.25
328 St. Charles, MO 280.87
329 Lenexa, KS 279.61
330 Decatur, IL 279.30
331 Mishawaka, IN 278.60
332 Plantation, FL 278.04
333 Battle Creek, MI 277.78
334 San Mateo, CA 275.55
335 Overland Park, KS 275.20
336 Athens-Clarke County, GA 273.89
337 Chula Vista, CA 273.36
338 Springfield, OR 273.30
339 Cicero, IL 272.32
340 Rockford, IL 272.11
341 Dearborn, MI 270.57
342 West Jordan, UT 269.59
343 Centennial, CO 269.39
344 Corpus Christi, TX 267.74
345 East Orange, NJ 267.41
346 Wichita Falls, TX 265.59
347 Jonesboro, AR 264.74
348 Newark, OH 264.69
349 Vista, CA 263.16
350 Kannapolis, NC 262.36
351 Richmond, VA 261.84
352 La Habra, CA 260.42
353 Schenectady, NY 259.30
354 La Mesa, CA 258.88
355 Duluth, MN 258.31
356 Tracy, CA 255.03
357 Kennewick, WA 254.89
358 Fountain Valley, CA 254.77
359 Clarksville, TN 253.77
360 Daly City, CA 253.62
361 Sunnyvale, CA 250.43
362 Tigard, OR 250.10
363 Smyrna, GA 249.49
364 Ventura, CA 248.87
365 Pasadena, CA 248.81
366 Beaverton, OR 248.79
367 Avondale, AZ 248.49
368 Madison, WI 246.64
369 Yucaipa, CA 245.39
370 Missoula, MT 244.55
371 Richardson, TX 243.98
372 Port Arthur, TX 243.29
373 Santa Barbara, CA 243.21
374 Worcester, MA 241.82
375 Novato, CA 241.39
376 Burnsville, MN 240.87
377 Davie, FL 240.77
378 Grapevine, TX 239.60
379 St. Petersburg, FL 238.71
380 Deerfield Beach, FL 238.54
381 Santa Rosa, CA 237.95
382 Oceanside, CA 237.24
383 Lacey, WA 235.95
384 Lee's Summit, MO 234.37
385 Hialeah, FL 230.11
386 Broken Arrow, OK 228.72
387 Boca Raton, FL 228.39
388 Mountain View, CA 225.69
389 Dearborn Heights, MI 225.03
390 Kenosha, WI 224.99
391 Taylor, MI 224.06
392 Cheektowaga Town, NY 223.42
393 Springfield, IL 222.98
394 Lewisville, TX 222.02
395 Apple Valley, CA 220.48
396 Huntington Beach, CA 220.36
397 Pinellas Park, FL 219.91
398 Lafayette, IN 219.32
399 Fayetteville, NC 219.31
400 Moore, OK 218.01
401 Doral, FL 217.76
402 Boynton Beach, FL 216.49
403 Albany, OR 216.36
404 Glendale, CA 216.32
405 Hillsboro, OR 215.93
406 Flint, MI 215.10
407 Livermore, CA 214.91
408 Redding, CA 213.14
409 Champaign, IL 212.73
410 Murrieta, CA 212.52
411 Alexandria, VA 212.35
412 Davis, CA 211.87
413 Napa, CA 210.90
414 La Crosse, WI 210.89
415 Tamarac, FL 210.69
416 San Marcos, TX 210.58
417 Longview, TX 210.40
418 Sarasota, FL 210.16
419 Pasco, WA 209.17
420 Grand Forks, ND 208.32
421 Milford, CT 207.39
422 Greenwich, CT 206.31
423 Bristol, CT 205.39
424 Fall River, MA 205.30
425 Summerville, SC 204.80
426 Sunrise, FL 204.30
427 Eastvale, CA 203.39
428 Hampton, VA 202.86
429 Chicopee, MA 202.12
430 Lowell, MA 202.03
431 Smyrna, TN 201.95
432 West Hartford, CT 198.69
433 Marysville, WA 198.54
434 Parker, CO 197.49
435 Glendora, CA 197.38
436 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 197.30
437 Mount Vernon, NY 196.02
438 Murfreesboro, TN 195.69
439 Roseville, CA 194.27
440 Tyler, TX 194.20
441 Idaho Falls, ID 193.83
442 Brentwood, CA 193.76
443 Pocatello, ID 193.32
444 Mesa, AZ 192.66
445 Hempstead Village, NY 191.93
446 Utica, NY 191.65
447 Lakeland, FL 191.44
448 Rancho Cordova, CA 191.37
449 Bellevue, WA 191.30
450 Kissimmee, FL 191.02
451 Nampa, ID 190.32
452 Pontiac, MI 190.20
453 Kenner, LA 190.02
454 Harlingen, TX 189.19
455 Racine, WI 188.06
456 Newport News, VA 187.82
457 Fort Wayne, IN 187.31
458 Greenwood, IN 186.90
459 Yuma, AZ 186.69
460 Conway, AR 186.59
461 Conroe, TX 186.34
462 New Bedford, MA 185.49
463 Fairfield, CT 184.56
464 Iowa City, IA 184.30
465 Victoria, TX 183.96
466 Boston, MA 183.56
467 Ocala, FL 182.78
468 Grand Island, NE 182.36
469 Rogers, AR 182.35
470 Palo Alto, CA 181.79
471 Revere, MA 181.37
472 Rocky Mount, NC 181.24
473 Melbourne, FL 180.18
474 Newport Beach, CA 179.99
475 Stamford, CT 179.41
476 Vacaville, CA 179.11
477 Homestead, FL 178.63
478 Passaic, NJ 176.70
479 Largo, FL 176.41
480 Kirkland, WA 175.72
481 Apopka, FL 175.05
482 Orem, UT 174.92
483 Paterson, NJ 173.86
484 College Station, TX 173.80
485 Lawrence, MA 173.76
486 Clinton Township, MI 173.47
487 Clovis, CA 172.93
488 Suffolk, VA 172.26
489 Casa Grande, AZ 172.18
490 West Des Moines, IA 170.39
491 Framingham, MA 170.06
492 Valdosta, GA 169.53
493 Miramar, FL 168.68
494 Blaine, MN 168.20
495 Pflugerville, TX 167.26
496 Stillwater, OK 167.22
497 New Braunfels, TX 166.75
498 Henderson, NV 165.83