Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the US city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles, CA (21,169); followed by Houston, TX (14,781); Dallas, TX (10,401); Chicago, IL (10,053); and New York, NY (9,258).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2020, 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.

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

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Los Angeles, CA 21169
2 Houston, TX 14781
3 Dallas, TX 10401
4 Chicago, IL 10053
5 New York, NY 9258
6 Denver, CO 8409
7 Phoenix, AZ 7429
8 San Jose, CA 7065
9 San Antonio, TX 6980
10 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 6823
11 Oakland, CA 6712
12 Portland, OR 6370
13 San Francisco, CA 5966
14 Detroit, MI 5578
15 Indianapolis, IN 5455
16 Albuquerque, NM 4965
17 San Diego, CA 4953
18 Seattle, WA 4911
19 Kansas City, MO 4540
20 Milwaukee, WI 4488
21 Memphis, TN 4442
22 Austin, TX 4067
23 Minneapolis, MN 3965
24 Aurora, CO 3929
25 Tulsa, OK 3904
26 Bakersfield, CA 3829
27 Oklahoma City, OK 3782
28 New Orleans, LA 3524
29 Fort Worth, TX 3508
30 Washington, DC 3370
31 St. Louis, MO 3221
32 Columbus, OH 3105
33 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 3040
34 Omaha, NE 3029
35 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 2984
36 Jacksonville, FL 2970
37 Cleveland, OH 2941
38 St. Paul, MN 2829
39 Long Beach, CA 2780
40 Fresno, CA 2650
41 Sacramento, CA 2511
42 Colorado Springs, CO 2432
43 Salt Lake City, UT 2192
44 Tacoma, WA 2169
45 Chattanooga, TN 2101
46 Riverside, CA 1885
47 Tucson, AZ 1878
47 Hayward, CA 1878
48 Anaheim, CA 1739
49 Santa Ana, CA 1712
50 San Bernardino, CA 1709
51 Newark, NJ 1707
52 Miami, FL 1622
53 Richmond, CA 1511
54 Cincinnati, OH 1506
55 Stockton, CA 1496
56 Des Moines, IA 1422
57 Lakewood, CO 1394
58 Raleigh, NC 1362
59 Springfield, MO 1304
60 Boston, MA 1280
61 Arlington, TX 1264
62 Vancouver, WA 1196
63 Buffalo, NY 1190
64 Moreno Valley, CA 1162
65 Lubbock, TX 1158
66 Anchorage, AK 1149
67 Orlando, FL 1148
68 North Las Vegas, NV 1123
69 Knoxville, TN 1122
70 Greensboro, NC 1115
71 Salem, OR 1109
72 Spokane, WA 1103
73 Modesto, CA 1101
74 Pomona, CA 1085
75 Garland, TX 1081
76 Vallejo, CA 1067
77 Amarillo, TX 1066
78 Fremont, CA 1061
79 Ontario, CA 1057
80 San Leandro, CA 1054
81 Lexington, KY 1037
82 Santa Maria, CA 1030
83 Mesa, AZ 1016
84 Little Rock, AR 1013
85 Toledo, OH 1008
86 Independence, MO 975
87 Reno, NV 973
88 West Valley, UT 970
89 Irving, TX 969
90 Durham, NC 965
91 Kent, WA 961
92 Thornton, CO 952
93 Pueblo, CO 938
94 Westminster, CO 933
95 Sioux Falls, SD 924
96 Rochester, NY 915
97 Salinas, CA 912
98 Fort Lauderdale, FL 907
99 Gresham, OR 906
100 Inglewood, CA 889
101 Corpus Christi, TX 881
102 South Gate, CA 870
103 Mesquite, TX 854
104 Compton, CA 838
105 Baton Rouge, LA 828
105 Akron, OH 828
106 Billings, MT 817
107 Berkeley, CA 805
108 Norfolk, VA 790
109 Dayton, OH 787
110 Renton, WA 781
111 Oxnard, CA 778
112 Corona, CA 773
112 Fontana, CA 773
113 New Haven, CT 761
114 Chula Vista, CA 760
115 Glendale, AZ 759
115 Lancaster, CA 759
116 Eugene, OR 720
117 Everett, WA 703
118 Shreveport, LA 701
119 Tempe, AZ 700
120 Elizabeth, NJ 698
121 Concord, CA 695
122 Downey, CA 694
123 Garden Grove, CA 690
124 North Charleston, SC 680
125 Jurupa Valley, CA 674
126 Lynwood, CA 669
127 Auburn, WA 660
128 Hartford, CT 649
129 Huntington Park, CA 648
129 Madison, WI 648
130 Bridgeport, CT 643
130 Tampa, FL 643
131 St. Petersburg, FL 639
132 Fairfield, CA 635
133 Columbia, SC 634
134 Virginia Beach, VA 624
135 Pasadena, TX 619
136 Perris, CA 615
137 Grand Prairie, TX 611
137 Richmond, VA 611
138 Hemet, CA 603
139 Victorville, CA 594
140 Grand Rapids, MI 581
141 Antioch, CA 573
142 Commerce City, CO 572
143 South Bend, IN 571
144 South Fulton, GA 570
144 Lansing, MI 570
145 Arvada, CO 568
146 Tallahassee, FL 560
147 Waterbury, CT 559
148 Cedar Rapids, IA 557
149 St. Joseph, MO 556
150 Santa Clara, CA 555
151 Overland Park, KS 545
152 Henderson, NV 544
152 Providence, RI 544
153 Palmdale, CA 543
154 Hialeah, FL 539
155 Carson, CA 529
156 Fayetteville, AR 527
157 Asheville, NC 523
158 Fort Smith, AR 518
158 Bellflower, CA 518
159 Syracuse, NY 514
160 Hawthorne, CA 513
161 Fort Wayne, IN 510
162 Yakima, WA 506
163 San Rafael, CA 500
164 Portsmouth, VA 498
165 Torrance, CA 497
166 Springfield, MA 496
167 Kalamazoo, MI 488
168 Gainesville, FL 486
169 Burien, WA 484
170 Pompano Beach, FL 471
171 Alameda, CA 470
171 Gardena, CA 470
172 Davenport, IA 469
173 Rapid City, SD 466
173 Midland, TX 466
174 Fayetteville, NC 465
174 Fargo, ND 465
175 Odessa, TX 464
176 Hollywood, FL 459
177 Rialto, CA 458
178 El Monte, CA 455
179 Lakewood, WA 454
180 Charleston, SC 453
181 Worcester, MA 447
182 Union City, CA 444
182 Columbia, MO 444
183 West Palm Beach, FL 443
184 Huntington Beach, CA 441
184 Council Bluffs, IA 441
185 Plano, TX 440
186 Evansville, IN 438
187 Chandler, AZ 437
188 Jersey City, NJ 436
188 Killeen, TX 436
189 Glendale, CA 433
190 Escondido, CA 432
191 Wilmington, DE 430
191 Peoria, IL 430
192 Longmont, CO 428
193 Merced, CA 427
194 Pittsburg, CA 425
195 Orange, CA 424
196 Gilroy, CA 423
197 Santa Rosa, CA 421
197 Miami Beach, FL 421
197 Warren, MI 421
197 Baytown, TX 421
198 Oceanside, CA 419
199 Fullerton, CA 418
199 Visalia, CA 418
200 Norwalk, CA 416
200 Waco, TX 416
201 El Paso, TX 415
202 Lafayette, LA 409
202 Clarksville, TN 409
203 Miami Gardens, FL 407
203 Florissant, MO 407
203 Norman, OK 407
204 Buena Park, CA 399
205 Rockford, IL 394
205 Terre Haute, IN 394
206 Paramount, CA 392
206 Greeley, CO 392
207 Santa Monica, CA 391
208 Ogden, UT 389
209 Sunnyvale, CA 386
210 Brockton, MA 384
211 Turlock, CA 377
212 Bellingham, WA 376
213 Boulder, CO 371
214 Colton, CA 370
215 Costa Mesa, CA 369
215 Joplin, MO 369
216 Camden County Police Department, NJ 365
217 Beaumont, TX 362
218 West Covina, CA 361
219 Southfield, MI 360
220 Temecula, CA 357
221 Indio, CA 356
221 Irvington, NJ 356
221 Sandy, UT 356
222 El Cajon, CA 355
223 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 353
223 Canton, OH 353
224 Pasadena, CA 352
225 Athens-Clarke County, GA 351
226 Roanoke, VA 349
227 Brooklyn Park, MN 345
228 Alexandria, VA 343
229 Westminster, CA 342
230 Tulare, CA 341
231 Spokane Valley, WA 340
232 Albany, GA 339
233 Temple, TX 336
233 Newport News, VA 336
234 Springfield, OH 335
235 Federal Way, WA 332
236 High Point, NC 331
237 Pico Rivera, CA 329
237 Bossier City, LA 329
238 Chesapeake, VA 328
239 Lake Elsinore, CA 326
240 Menifee, CA 323
240 Sparks, NV 323
241 San Angelo, TX 322
242 West Jordan, UT 318
243 North Little Rock, AR 317
243 Bowling Green, KY 317
244 Chico, CA 316
245 Gastonia, NC 313
246 Whittier, CA 312
247 Yuba City, CA 311
248 Milpitas, CA 310
248 Watsonville, CA 310
249 Chino, CA 308
250 Medford, OR 307
251 Richardson, TX 303
252 Centennial, CO 302
253 Burbank, CA 301
254 Scottsdale, AZ 299
254 Kingsport, TN 299
255 Murfreesboro, TN 297
256 Wyoming, MI 296
257 San Mateo, CA 290
258 Irvine, CA 288
258 Santa Clarita, CA 288
258 Bellevue, WA 288
259 Hesperia, CA 287
260 Owensboro, KY 284
261 Grand Junction, CO 283
261 Trenton, NJ 283
261 Albany, NY 283
262 Roseville, CA 280
263 Redwood City, CA 279
263 Boise, ID 279
264 Upland, CA 278
264 Wichita Falls, TX 278
265 Baldwin Park, CA 276
266 Lawton, OK 273
267 Ventura, CA 272
267 New Britain, CT 272
267 Hampton, VA 272
268 Daly City, CA 271
269 Vista, CA 270
269 Sioux City, IA 270
270 Citrus Heights, CA 269
270 Broomfield, CO 269
271 Lakewood, CA 267
272 Plantation, FL 266
273 Hamden, CT 265
274 Tustin, CA 262
274 Warner Robins, GA 262
275 National City, CA 261
276 Davie, FL 260
276 Bloomington, MN 260
277 Gulfport, MS 259
278 Broken Arrow, OK 255
279 Springfield, IL 254
280 Redlands, CA 253
280 Dearborn, MI 253
281 Delano, CA 252
281 Paterson, NJ 252
281 Bismarck, ND 252
281 Galveston, TX 252
282 Highland, CA 250
282 Madera, CA 250
282 Murrieta, CA 250
283 Beaverton, OR 249
284 South San Francisco, CA 248
284 Yonkers, NY 248
285 Manteca, CA 247
286 Lewisville, TX 246
286 Cheyenne, WY 246
287 Tracy, CA 245
288 Johnson City, TN 244
289 Miramar, FL 242
290 Hillsboro, OR 240
291 Alhambra, CA 239
291 Jackson, TN 239
292 Delray Beach, FL 238
292 Lake Charles, LA 238
292 Greenville, SC 238
293 Monterey Park, CA 237
293 Pembroke Pines, FL 237
294 Santa Cruz, CA 236
295 Lodi, CA 235
295 Olathe, KS 235
295 Lee's Summit, MO 235
296 Stamford, CT 234
296 West Haven, CT 234
297 Boca Raton, FL 232
298 Placentia, CA 230
299 Kenosha, WI 225
300 Lowell, MA 224
300 Shoreline, WA 224
301 Santa Barbara, CA 223
302 Avondale, AZ 222
303 Lauderhill, FL 221
303 Duluth, MN 221
304 Cicero, IL 219
305 Lakeland, FL 218
305 Kennewick, WA 218
306 Walnut Creek, CA 217
307 Laredo, TX 216
308 Peoria, AZ 215
309 West Sacramento, CA 213
309 Pawtucket, RI 213
309 McKinney, TX 213
310 Jonesboro, AR 211
311 College Station, TX 210
311 Tyler, TX 210
312 Hanford, CA 209
313 Azusa, CA 208
313 Marietta, GA 208
314 Rosemead, CA 206
315 North Miami, FL 205
316 Flint, MI 204
316 Kentwood, MI 204
317 Daytona Beach, FL 203
318 Clovis, CA 202
319 St. Charles, MO 201
319 Abilene, TX 201
320 Wilmington, NC 199
321 Redding, CA 198
321 Olympia, WA 198
322 Sunrise, FL 197
323 Livermore, CA 196
323 Redondo Beach, CA 196
323 Decatur, IL 196
323 DeSoto, TX 196
324 Deerfield Beach, FL 195
325 Nampa, ID 193
326 Shawnee, KS 192
327 Champaign, IL 191
328 Cathedral City, CA 190
328 Burlington, NC 190
328 Farmers Branch, TX 190
329 Mountain View, CA 189
329 Waterloo, IA 189
330 Missoula, MT 187
331 Woodland, CA 186
332 Yuma, AZ 185
332 Meriden, CT 185
333 Fall River, MA 183
334 Vacaville, CA 182
335 Palm Desert, CA 181
336 Manchester, CT 179
337 Midwest City, OK 178
338 Manchester, NH 177
339 New Bedford, MA 176
339 Conroe, TX 176
340 Beaumont, CA 175
340 Clinton Township, MI 175
340 West Allis, WI 175
341 Springfield, OR 174
342 Porterville, CA 173
342 Boynton Beach, FL 173
342 Orem, UT 173
343 East Orange, NJ 172
343 Longview, TX 172
344 Aurora, IL 171
344 Great Falls, MT 171
344 Cheektowaga Town, NY 171
345 Schenectady, NY 169
346 Brookhaven, GA 168
346 Battle Creek, MI 168
347 Stratford, CT 167
347 Texas City, TX 167
347 Casper, WY 167
348 Kirkland, WA 166
349 Elk Grove, CA 165
349 Napa, CA 165
349 Bend, OR 165
350 Apple Valley, CA 163
351 San Marcos, CA 161
351 Pasco, WA 161
352 Coral Springs, FL 160
352 Blue Springs, MO 160
352 Suffolk, VA 160
353 Surprise, AZ 159
354 La Habra, CA 158
354 Lafayette, IN 158
354 Lenexa, KS 158
354 New Braunfels, TX 158
355 Carlsbad, CA 157
356 Sandy Springs, GA 156
357 La Mesa, CA 154
357 Sterling Heights, MI 154
357 Rochester, MN 154
358 Newport Beach, CA 152
359 Largo, FL 151
359 Melbourne, FL 151
360 Gilbert, AZ 150
361 Doral, FL 149
361 Palm Bay, FL 149
362 Davis, CA 148
362 Burnsville, MN 148
363 Fort Myers, FL 147
364 Rancho Cordova, CA 146
365 Norwalk, CT 144
365 Racine, WI 144
366 Smyrna, GA 143
367 Kissimmee, FL 142
367 Tamarac, FL 142
367 San Marcos, TX 142
367 Marysville, WA 142
368 Fountain Valley, CA 141
368 Mishawaka, IN 141
368 Tigard, OR 141
369 Iowa City, IA 140
370 Lawrence, MA 139
370 Mount Pleasant, SC 139
371 Bloomington, IN 138
372 Moore, OK 137
373 Taylor, MI 136
373 Kannapolis, NC 136
373 Bryan, TX 136
374 Novato, CA 135
374 Lynn, MA 135
374 Grapevine, TX 135
375 Newark, OH 134
376 Eastvale, CA 133
376 Yucaipa, CA 133
376 Cape Coral, FL 133
376 Clearwater, FL 133
377 Mount Vernon, NY 132
377 Port Arthur, TX 132
378 Edmond, OK 131
379 Greenwich, CT 130
380 Conway, AR 128