Ranking of United States Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Milwaukee, WI had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,069.31); followed by Denver, CO (1,719.51); Tacoma, WA (1,690.1); Aurora, CO (1,405.19); and Portland, OR (1,355.76).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2021, 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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Ranking of US Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Milwaukee, WI 2069.31
2 Denver, CO 1719.51
3 Tacoma, WA 1690.10
4 Aurora, CO 1405.19
5 Portland, OR 1355.76
6 Mobile, AL 1314.15
7 Westminster, CO 1285.99
8 Commerce City, CO 1231.00
9 Pueblo, CO 1222.54
10 Lakewood, CO 1215.90
11 St. Louis, MO 1187.33
12 Kent, WA 1118.28
13 Vancouver, WA 1102.25
14 Burien, WA 1075.92
15 Tulsa, OK 1052.31
16 Lakewood, WA 1041.99
17 Auburn, WA 1040.68
18 Salt Lake City, UT 1030.45
19 Detroit, MI 1001.47
20 Federal Way, WA 960.66
21 Minneapolis, MN 955.61
22 Billings, MT 936.76
23 Kansas City, MO 927.61
24 Gresham, OR 918.98
25 Renton, WA 891.10
26 Dallas, TX 874.82
27 Chattanooga, TN 867.78
28 Albuquerque, NM 865.56
29 Independence, MO 853.03
30 Springfield, MO 850.36
31 St. Paul, MN 850.12
32 Terre Haute, IN 823.23
33 Thornton, CO 775.82
34 Cleveland, OH 773.24
35 Kalamazoo, MI 769.24
36 Memphis, TN 765.27
37 Arvada, CO 695.28
38 Joplin, MO 694.53
39 Des Moines, IA 677.74
40 Seattle, WA 667.85
41 Houston, TX 665.60
42 Fort Smith, AR 651.79
43 Fayetteville, AR 651.63
44 Indianapolis, IN 649.90
45 Newark, NJ 629.41
46 Cheyenne, WY 625.16
47 Wilmington, DE 618.50
48 North Charleston, SC 617.88
49 Atlanta, GA 612.54
50 Waterbury, CT 607.63
51 Louisville Metro, KY 607.46
52 Everett, WA 607.21
53 Salem, OR 595.15
54 Buffalo, NY 594.94
55 Baytown, TX 592.42
56 Florissant, MO 592.27
57 Mesquite, TX 590.00
58 Canton, OH 587.45
59 Knoxville, TN 587.06
60 St. Joseph, MO 582.49
61 West Allis, WI 579.97
62 Baton Rouge, LA 572.78
63 West Valley, UT 571.73
64 Kingsport, TN 569.81
65 Council Bluffs, IA 564.29
66 San Antonio, TX 557.92
67 Dayton, OH 554.88
68 Asheville, NC 552.98
69 North Little Rock, AR 542.92
70 National City, CA 536.20
71 Elizabeth, NJ 535.30
72 New Haven, CT 534.75
73 Little Rock, AR 532.63
74 Yakima, WA 528.58
75 Rapid City, SD 526.84
76 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 525.69
77 Spokane, WA 524.75
78 Colorado Springs, CO 523.38
79 Oklahoma City, OK 521.11
80 Reno, NV 519.17
81 Akron, OH 512.52
82 Greeley, CO 511.48
83 Broomfield, CO 504.95
84 Bridgeport, CT 501.42
85 Olympia, WA 498.88
86 Wyoming, MI 494.20
87 Albany, GA 492.78
88 Elkhart, IN 492.29
89 Great Falls, MT 489.14
90 Sioux Falls, SD 488.75
91 Honolulu, HI 487.04
92 North Las Vegas, NV 487.02
93 Southfield, MI 483.27
94 Cincinnati, OH 480.50
95 South Fulton, GA 480.43
96 Galveston, TX 476.94
97 Columbus, OH 473.58
98 Springfield, OH 466.93
99 Owensboro, KY 466.72
100 Brockton, MA 466.59
101 Kentwood, MI 465.13
102 Fargo, ND 464.21
103 Bowling Green, KY 463.62
104 Grand Rapids, MI 461.05
105 San Diego, CA 450.35
106 Norfolk, VA 449.92
107 Pasadena, TX 449.72
108 Austin, TX 449.39
109 Davenport, IA 447.98
110 Gastonia, NC 442.12
111 Eugene, OR 440.55
112 Grand Junction, CO 439.56
113 Columbia, SC 437.79
114 Brooklyn Park, MN 429.04
115 Amarillo, TX 428.90
116 Lansing, MI 420.82
117 Springdale, AR 420.02
118 Toledo, OH 417.87
119 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 413.73
120 Shoreline, WA 412.09
121 Centennial, CO 409.18
122 El Cajon, CA 409.10
123 Lubbock, TX 407.16
124 Longmont, CO 406.16
125 West Haven, CT 403.70
126 Bismarck, ND 401.88
127 Norman, OK 398.26
128 Ogden, UT 397.37
129 Farmers Branch, TX 396.11
130 Irving, TX 393.89
131 Gulfport, MS 389.96
132 Mishawaka, IN 389.92
133 Garland, TX 389.88
134 New Britain, CT 389.77
135 Sparks, NV 387.62
136 DeSoto, TX 387.59
137 Fort Worth, TX 387.19
138 Utica, NY 384.97
139 Hartford, CT 382.14
140 Portsmouth, VA 381.28
141 Evansville, IN 380.58
142 Spokane Valley, WA 379.76
143 Escondido, CA 378.72
144 Bellingham, WA 376.79
145 Bossier City, LA 376.02
146 Lacey, WA 374.88
147 Wichita Falls, TX 374.52
148 Providence, RI 373.38
149 Greensboro, NC 372.93
150 Burlington, NC 371.00
151 Boulder, CO 369.83
152 Roanoke, VA 359.97
153 Beaverton, OR 359.41
154 Newark, OH 358.96
155 Greenville, SC 357.08
156 La Mesa, CA 355.19
157 Bloomington, MN 352.84
158 Portage, MI 347.02
159 Chula Vista, CA 342.42
160 Athens-Clarke County, GA 341.42
161 Jackson, TN 337.97
162 Charleston, SC 333.64
163 St. Cloud, MN 331.61
164 Beaumont, TX 331.34
165 Arlington, TX 331.33
166 Hamden, CT 330.76
167 Springfield, MA 329.66
168 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 327.94
169 Winston-Salem, NC 327.60
170 Waterloo, IA 326.02
171 Anderson, IN 324.83
172 Duluth, MN 324.27
173 Muncie, IN 324.11
174 Warren, MI 323.90
175 Johnson City, TN 322.89
176 Cedar Rapids, IA 320.56
177 Kennewick, WA 317.78
178 Rockford, IL 317.30
179 Taylor, MI 316.53
180 Corpus Christi, TX 308.92
181 Manchester, CT 303.80
182 Dearborn, MI 303.45
183 Lexington, KY 300.94
184 Blue Springs, MO 296.74
185 Waco, TX 295.62
186 Columbia, MO 295.05
187 Odessa, TX 291.44
188 Springfield, IL 291.18
189 Bellevue, WA 288.93
190 Hammond, IN 287.34
191 Warner Robins, GA 286.85
192 Port Arthur, TX 284.04
193 High Point, NC 283.86
194 Pawtucket, RI 283.82
195 Southaven, MS 281.96
196 Sioux City, IA 280.36
197 Overland Park, KS 278.67
198 Oceanside, CA 277.75
199 Battle Creek, MI 277.71
200 Meriden, CT 277.22
201 Tigard, OR 275.86
202 Youngstown, OH 273.85
203 Lewisville, TX 273.69
204 Marietta, GA 271.14
205 Springfield, OR 270.45
206 Shawnee, KS 269.83
207 Madison, WI 267.47
208 Schenectady, NY 267.12
209 Avondale, AZ 267.01
210 Longview, TX 266.35
211 Grapevine, TX 264.11
212 Clarksville, TN 263.49
213 Pasco, WA 263.09
214 Kannapolis, NC 262.05
215 St. Charles, MO 261.33
215 Durham, NC 261.33
216 Jonesboro, AR 259.83
217 Marysville, WA 258.88
218 Hampton, VA 258.31
219 Dearborn Heights, MI 255.61
220 Brookhaven, GA 253.66
221 Conroe, TX 253.09
222 Medford, OR 252.68
223 Stratford, CT 251.53
224 Lake Charles, LA 250.47
225 Killeen, TX 250.09
226 Lee's Summit, MO 249.71
227 Cicero, IL 247.20
228 Smyrna, TN 243.39
229 Euless, TX 243.26
230 Grand Prairie, TX 242.95
231 Temple, TX 242.92
232 Casa Grande, AZ 241.35
233 Lenexa, KS 240.30
234 Richmond, VA 238.37
235 Parker, CO 237.63
236 West Jordan, UT 237.57
237 Henderson, NV 235.05
238 San Marcos, TX 234.92
239 Conway, AR 234.72
240 Broken Arrow, OK 233.65
241 Hillsboro, OR 233.52
242 Denton, TX 232.49
243 Yuma, AZ 231.36
244 Texas City, TX 229.58
245 Kenner, LA 229.43
246 Grand Forks, ND 229.32
247 Bellevue, NE 226.44
248 Missoula, MT 224.79
249 Lawton, OK 222.20
250 Albany, OR 222.04
251 Raleigh, NC 221.45
252 Redmond, WA 219.89
253 Burnsville, MN 219.72
254 Greenwood, IN 217.05
255 Fayetteville, NC 216.93
256 Lynchburg, VA 216.84
257 Fort Wayne, IN 215.83
258 San Angelo, TX 215.72
259 Newport News, VA 214.37
260 Pocatello, ID 212.89
261 Lincoln, NE 212.04
262 Mesa, AZ 209.85
263 Chicopee, MA 209.64
264 Richardson, TX 209.16
264 Racine, WI 209.16
265 Pontiac, MI 209.06
266 Clinton Township, MI 208.80
267 Harlingen, TX 208.63
268 Fort Collins, CO 207.91
269 Loveland, CO 207.38
270 Worcester, MA 203.90
271 Kirkland, WA 203.04
272 Tyler, TX 202.00
273 Hempstead Village, NY 197.02
274 Idaho Falls, ID 196.01
275 North Richland Hills, TX 193.47
276 Corvallis, OR 193.00
277 Valdosta, GA 191.75
278 Lawrence, MA 191.31
279 St. Peters, MO 189.43
280 Scranton, PA 189.34
281 Rocky Mount, NC 187.60
282 Manchester, NH 186.98
283 Murfreesboro, TN 186.96
284 Wilmington, NC 185.39
285 Richland, WA 184.77
286 New Bedford, MA 182.68
287 Milford, CT 181.87
288 La Crosse, WI 181.84
289 Colerain Township, OH 180.67
290 Summerville, SC 180.02
291 Carlsbad, CA 178.34
292 Westland, MI 178.14
293 Smyrna, GA 177.12
294 Eagan, MN 175.35
295 Fairfield, CT 172.88
296 Burleson, TX 171.99
297 Olathe, KS 170.96
298 Virginia Beach, VA 170.82
299 Carrollton, TX 170.09
300 Scottsdale, AZ 170.00
301 Midland, TX 169.93
302 Bristol, CT 169.30
303 Revere, MA 168.37
304 Kokomo, IN 168.25
305 Norwalk, CT 167.55
306 Dubuque, IA 166.12
307 Abilene, TX 165.48
308 Greece Town, NY 164.91
309 Lowell, MA 164.84
310 Boston, MA 163.74
311 Grand Island, NE 162.03
312 Plano, TX 161.63
313 Alexandria, VA 160.17
314 New Braunfels, TX 159.32
315 Kenosha, WI 158.65
316 South Jordan, UT 157.47
317 Suffolk, VA 157.25
318 Evanston, IL 155.87
319 Coon Rapids, MN 155.37
320 Rogers, AR 155.29
321 College Station, TX 154.85
322 Malden, MA 153.89
323 Chesapeake, VA 153.70
324 Taunton, MA 150.86
325 St. George, UT 149.05
326 Victoria, TX 148.65
327 Layton, UT 148.32
328 Greenwich, CT 147.81
329 Roswell, GA 146.81
330 Skokie, IL 146.39
331 Bloomington, IN 146.31
332 Orem, UT 145.91
333 Stamford, CT 145.89
334 Nampa, ID 145.81
335 Livonia, MI 145.39
336 Danbury, CT 145.34
337 Quincy, MA 145.19
338 Concord, NC 143.10
339 Stillwater, OK 141.77
340 West Hartford, CT 141.70
341 Sterling Heights, MI 141.00
342 Peoria, AZ 140.83
343 Iowa City, IA 140.60
344 Edina, MN 139.77
345 Chandler, AZ 139.07
346 Bend, OR 138.32
347 Sandy Springs, GA 138.08
348 Rochester, MN 137.76
349 Pflugerville, TX 137.73
350 Lorain, OH 134.67
351 Fall River, MA 134.63
352 Green Bay, WI 133.88
353 El Paso, TX 132.75
354 Lynn, MA 132.67
355 Bartlett, TN 132.64
356 Blaine, MN 131.45
357 Twin Falls, ID 130.37
358 Lake Havasu City, AZ 129.90
359 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 129.72
360 Minnetonka, MN 128.66
361 Woodbury, MN 128.35
362 Huntersville, NC 127.38
363 Logan, UT 126.89
364 Troy, MI 126.42
365 Cranston, RI 126.03
366 Janesville, WI 125.06
367 Eau Claire, WI 123.97
368 Farmington Hills, MI 123.68
369 West Des Moines, IA 123.56
370 Tinley Park, IL 121.69
371 Elyria, OH 120.80
372 Portland, ME 118.13
373 Boise, ID 112.12
374 Mount Pleasant, SC 111.86
375 Pearland, TX 111.83
376 Flint, MI 111.36
377 West Chester Township, OH 110.74
378 League City, TX 110.53
379 Collierville, TN 109.49
380 Plymouth, MN 109.20
381 Castle Rock, CO 106.53
382 Bozeman, MT 106.49
383 Oshkosh, WI 105.24
384 Pharr, TX 104.43
385 Round Rock, TX 104.28
386 Ames, IA 103.11
387 Framingham, MA 102.61
388 Parma, OH 101.71
389 Coeur d'Alene, ID 101.18
390 Eden Prairie, MN 101.06
391 Provo, UT 100.31
392 O'Fallon, MO 100.21
393 Colonie Town, NY 99.54
394 Apple Valley, MN 99.18
395 Greenville, NC 99.15
396 Surprise, AZ 98.74
397 Somerville, MA 98.63
398 Cambridge, MA 97.78
399 Buckeye, AZ 97.62
400 Mansfield, TX 97.43
401 Ankeny, IA 97.12
402 Yonkers, NY 96.81
403 Cedar Park, TX 95.09
404 Green Township, OH 94.73
405 Jacksonville, NC 93.26
406 McKinney, TX 92.27
407 Canton Township, MI 91.79
408 Herriman, UT 91.67
409 Auburn, AL 91.43
410 Warwick, RI 90.51
411 Novi, MI 89.52
412 Bowie, MD 88.82
413 Haverhill, MA 84.69
414 Gloucester Township, NJ 84.38
415 St. Clair Shores, MI 84.11
416 Chapel Hill, NC 82.31
417 Kyle, TX 82.28
418 Edinburg, TX 81.26
419 Laredo, TX 81.05
420 Bloomington, IL 80.35
421 Methuen, MA 79.32
422 Georgetown, TX 78.34
423 Champaign, IL 77.58
424 Waterford Township, MI 76.16
425 Missouri City, TX 75.95
426 Normal, IL 75.04
427 Nashua, NH 74.92
428 Sugar Land, TX 74.86
429 Brownsville, TX 73.26
430 Rowlett, TX 72.16
431 Lakeville, MN 71.74
432 Maricopa, AZ 71.73
433 Medford, MA 71.18
434 Ann Arbor, MI 68.44
435 Hoboken, NJ 68.31
436 Gilbert, AZ 65.58
437 Alpharetta, GA 65.26
438 Peabody, MA 65.22
439 Maple Grove, MN 64.78
440 Royal Oak, MI 62.57
441 Appleton, WI 61.99
442 Carmel, IN 61.81
443 Dublin, OH 61.71
444 East Brunswick Township, NJ 61.46
445 Franklin, TN 60.25
446 Weymouth, MA 59.08
447 Edmond, OK 58.85
448 Cary, NC 57.95
449 Bentonville, AR 56.36
450 Leesburg, VA 55.56
451 Frisco, TX 54.85
452 Fishers, IN 54.44
453 Leander, TX 51.64
454 Marana, AZ 50.61
455 New Rochelle, NY 50.39
456 Brookline, MA 48.54
457 Wylie, TX 48.31
458 Hendersonville, TN 48.20
459 Rochester Hills, MI 43.00
460 Harrisonburg, VA 42.93
461 Little Elm, TX 42.50
462 Clarkstown Town, NY 42.40
463 Waukesha, WI 41.38
464 Shelby Township, MI 38.95
465 Sammamish, WA 38.89
466 Plymouth, MA 36.21
467 Johns Creek, GA 36.06
468 Apex, NC 35.36
469 Flower Mound, TX 32.39
470 West Bloomfield Township, MI 30.43
471 McAllen, TX 27.59
472 Waltham, MA 25.52
473 Meridian, ID 24.46
474 Newton, MA 22.53
475 Dothan, AL 20.07
476 West Lafayette, IN 17.09