Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the US city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Houston, TX (15,570); followed by Denver, CO (12,728); Milwaukee, WI (12,278); Dallas, TX (11,803); and Portland, OR (9,007).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2021, 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 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2021
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Houston, TX 15570
2 Denver, CO 12728
3 Milwaukee, WI 12278
4 Dallas, TX 11803
5 Portland, OR 9007
6 San Antonio, TX 8886
7 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 8858
8 Detroit, MI 6747
9 San Diego, CA 6461
10 Indianapolis, IN 5822
11 Aurora, CO 5535
12 Seattle, WA 5261
13 Memphis, TN 4970
14 Albuquerque, NM 4883
15 Honolulu, HI 4798
16 Kansas City, MO 4647
17 Austin, TX 4569
18 Columbus, OH 4338
19 Tulsa, OK 4254
20 Minneapolis, MN 4190
21 Louisville Metro, KY 4120
22 Tacoma, WA 3756
23 Fort Worth, TX 3670
24 St. Louis, MO 3509
25 Oklahoma City, OK 3496
26 Atlanta, GA 3193
27 Mobile, AL 3192
28 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 3136
29 Cleveland, OH 2933
30 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 2857
31 St. Paul, MN 2635
32 Colorado Springs, CO 2558
33 Salt Lake City, UT 2122
34 Vancouver, WA 2074
35 Lakewood, CO 1933
36 Newark, NJ 1857
37 Chattanooga, TN 1616
38 Buffalo, NY 1510
39 Westminster, CO 1491
40 Kent, WA 1475
41 Cincinnati, OH 1467
42 Des Moines, IA 1444
43 Springfield, MO 1437
44 Pueblo, CO 1386
45 Reno, NV 1365
46 Arlington, TX 1333
47 North Las Vegas, NV 1290
48 Baton Rouge, LA 1249
49 Thornton, CO 1174
50 Spokane, WA 1172
51 Boston, MA 1154
52 Toledo, OH 1128
53 Knoxville, TN 1124
54 Greensboro, NC 1122
55 Norfolk, VA 1091
56 Lubbock, TX 1083
57 Mesa, AZ 1078
58 Raleigh, NC 1067
59 Salem, OR 1060
60 Little Rock, AR 1056
61 Billings, MT 1033
62 Corpus Christi, TX 1018
63 Gresham, OR 1015
64 Akron, OH 1003
65 Independence, MO 996
66 Lexington, KY 990
67 Irving, TX 952
68 Chula Vista, CA 945
69 Sioux Falls, SD 936
70 Federal Way, WA 932
71 Grand Rapids, MI 928
72 Garland, TX 926
73 Renton, WA 913
74 El Paso, TX 909
75 Amarillo, TX 860
76 Arvada, CO 859
77 Auburn, WA 855
78 Winston-Salem, NC 819
79 Mesquite, TX 813
80 Henderson, NV 793
81 Dayton, OH 775
82 Virginia Beach, VA 772
83 Eugene, OR 771
84 West Valley, UT 768
85 Durham, NC 763
86 Commerce City, CO 749
87 North Charleston, SC 748
88 Bridgeport, CT 719
89 Elizabeth, NJ 718
90 Madison, WI 712
91 New Haven, CT 700
92 Providence, RI 694
93 Everett, WA 689
94 Pasadena, TX 672
95 Waterbury, CT 647
96 Lakewood, WA 639
97 Lincoln, NE 623
98 Fayetteville, AR 595
99 Fort Wayne, IN 592
100 Fargo, ND 591
101 Kalamazoo, MI 586
102 Columbia, SC 579
103 Fort Smith, AR 573
104 Escondido, CA 570
105 Greeley, CO 566
106 Richmond, VA 560
107 Overland Park, KS 557
108 Burien, WA 555
109 Asheville, NC 519
110 Springfield, MA 508
111 Norman, OK 507
112 South Fulton, GA 501
113 Yakima, WA 500
114 Terre Haute, IN 497
115 Lansing, MI 496
116 Oceanside, CA 487
117 Grand Prairie, TX 477
118 Plano, TX 476
119 Charleston, SC 473
120 Brockton, MA 469
121 Hartford, CT 463
122 Baytown, TX 461
123 Fayetteville, NC 460
124 Rockford, IL 457
124 Davenport, IA 457
125 Centennial, CO 455
126 Evansville, IN 450
127 Wilmington, DE 435
127 Athens-Clarke County, GA 435
128 Bellevue, WA 434
129 Clarksville, TN 433
130 Cedar Rapids, IA 432
131 Warren, MI 430
131 St. Joseph, MO 430
132 Waco, TX 423
133 Sparks, NV 421
133 Rapid City, SD 421
134 El Cajon, CA 420
135 Scottsdale, AZ 418
136 Canton, OH 409
137 Cheyenne, WY 408
138 Longmont, CO 405
139 Boulder, CO 402
140 Spokane Valley, WA 396
141 Wichita Falls, TX 395
142 Killeen, TX 392
143 Chandler, AZ 391
144 Chesapeake, VA 383
144 Newport News, VA 383
145 Beaumont, TX 382
146 Wyoming, MI 381
147 Worcester, MA 380
148 Odessa, TX 374
149 Columbia, MO 373
150 Broomfield, CO 369
151 North Little Rock, AR 362
151 Portsmouth, VA 362
152 Beaverton, OR 359
152 Bellingham, WA 359
153 Springdale, AR 358
154 Roanoke, VA 357
155 Fort Collins, CO 355
156 Joplin, MO 354
157 Council Bluffs, IA 351
157 Denton, TX 351
158 Southfield, MI 349
158 Ogden, UT 349
158 Hampton, VA 349
158 West Allis, WI 349
159 Albany, GA 346
159 Gastonia, NC 346
160 Brooklyn Park, MN 343
161 Bowling Green, KY 333
162 Springfield, IL 330
163 National City, CA 328
164 High Point, NC 325
165 Lewisville, TX 312
166 Kingsport, TN 309
167 Bismarck, ND 303
168 Florissant, MO 300
169 Bloomington, MN 299
170 Murfreesboro, TN 291
171 Great Falls, MT 285
172 Owensboro, KY 283
173 Dearborn, MI 282
174 Grand Junction, CO 281
174 New Britain, CT 281
175 Gulfport, MS 280
175 West Jordan, UT 280
176 Duluth, MN 278
177 Peoria, AZ 274
178 Springfield, OH 272
178 Kennewick, WA 272
179 Olympia, WA 271
180 Broken Arrow, OK 264
180 Hillsboro, OR 264
181 Greenville, SC 263
182 Boise, ID 260
183 Bossier City, LA 259
184 Elkhart, IN 257
184 Midland, TX 257
184 Richardson, TX 257
184 Alexandria, VA 257
185 Lee's Summit, MO 256
186 Conroe, TX 253
187 Olathe, KS 245
188 Avondale, AZ 243
189 Kentwood, MI 242
189 Shoreline, WA 242
190 Carrollton, TX 241
191 Galveston, TX 240
192 Wilmington, NC 235
193 Yuma, AZ 233
194 Sioux City, IA 232
195 Warner Robins, GA 228
195 St. Cloud, MN 228
195 Jackson, TN 228
196 Utica, NY 227
197 San Angelo, TX 221
197 Tyler, TX 221
198 West Haven, CT 219
198 Waterloo, IA 219
199 Muncie, IN 218
199 Johnson City, TN 218
199 Longview, TX 218
200 Laredo, TX 216
201 Hammond, IN 215
202 Farmers Branch, TX 214
203 La Mesa, CA 213
203 Medford, OR 213
204 Jonesboro, AR 211
204 Manchester, NH 211
204 Pawtucket, RI 211
205 Clinton Township, MI 209
206 Carlsbad, CA 208
206 Burlington, NC 208
206 Lacey, WA 208
207 Abilene, TX 207
207 Pasco, WA 207
208 Lawton, OK 206
209 DeSoto, TX 205
210 McKinney, TX 201
211 Temple, TX 200
212 Hamden, CT 199
213 Lake Charles, LA 198
214 Mishawaka, IN 197
214 Kirkland, WA 197
215 Cicero, IL 196
216 Yonkers, NY 194
217 Stamford, CT 193
218 Taylor, MI 191
219 St. Charles, MO 189
219 College Station, TX 189
220 Marysville, WA 188
221 Sterling Heights, MI 186
222 Lowell, MA 185
223 Newark, OH 183
224 Shawnee, KS 180
225 Gilbert, AZ 179
226 Lynchburg, VA 178
227 Loveland, CO 177
227 Anderson, IN 177
228 New Bedford, MA 176
229 Missoula, MT 175
230 Manchester, CT 174
230 Portage, MI 174
230 Schenectady, NY 174
230 Youngstown, OH 174
231 Springfield, OR 172
232 Blue Springs, MO 169
233 Battle Creek, MI 167
233 Rochester, MN 167
234 Marietta, GA 166
235 Redmond, WA 164
236 Meriden, CT 163
237 Conway, AR 162
237 Southaven, MS 162
237 San Marcos, TX 162
238 New Braunfels, TX 160
239 Racine, WI 159
240 Kenosha, WI 158
241 Greece Town, NY 157
241 Tigard, OR 157
242 Lawrence, MA 155
243 Sandy Springs, GA 154
243 Nampa, ID 154
244 Port Arthur, TX 153
245 Kenner, LA 152
246 Casa Grande, AZ 151
247 Grapevine, TX 150
248 Norwalk, CT 149
248 Suffolk, VA 149
249 Round Rock, TX 148
250 Orem, UT 146
251 Bend, OR 145
251 Scranton, PA 145
252 Surprise, AZ 144
252 Brookhaven, GA 144
252 Westland, MI 144
252 Concord, NC 144
253 Parker, CO 143
254 Pearland, TX 142
255 Roswell, GA 141
255 Euless, TX 141
255 North Richland Hills, TX 141
255 St. George, UT 141
256 Dearborn Heights, MI 140
257 Quincy, MA 139
257 Kannapolis, NC 139
257 Green Bay, WI 139
258 Lenexa, KS 137
258 Burnsville, MN 137
259 Harlingen, TX 136
260 Livonia, MI 135
260 Brownsville, TX 135
261 Greenwood, IN 133
261 Smyrna, TN 133
262 Stratford, CT 130
263 Grand Forks, ND 129
263 South Jordan, UT 129
264 Idaho Falls, ID 127
264 Lynn, MA 127
265 Bloomington, IN 126
265 Albany, OR 126
266 Danbury, CT 123
266 Pontiac, MI 123
266 League City, TX 123
267 Pocatello, ID 122
267 Fall River, MA 122
267 Frisco, TX 122
268 Bellevue, NE 121
269 Texas City, TX 120
270 Cambridge, MA 119
270 Layton, UT 119
271 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 117
271 Provo, UT 117
272 Chicopee, MA 116
272 Eagan, MN 116
273 Corvallis, OR 115
274 Evanston, IL 113
275 Rogers, AR 112
275 Richland, WA 112
276 St. Peters, MO 111
277 Valdosta, GA 109
277 Iowa City, IA 109
278 Fairfield, CT 108
278 Hempstead Village, NY 108
279 Colerain Township, OH 107
279 Mount Pleasant, SC 107
280 Troy, MI 106
280 Cranston, RI 106
281 Flint, MI 105
282 Cary, NC 103
283 Bristol, CT 101
283 Smyrna, GA 101
284 Milford, CT 100
284 Rocky Mount, NC 100
284 Victoria, TX 100
285 Farmington Hills, MI 99
286 Kokomo, IN 98
286 Coon Rapids, MN 98
286 Summerville, SC 98
287 Woodbury, MN 97
288 Dubuque, IA 96
289 Greenville, NC 95
289 Pflugerville, TX 95
290 Greenwich, CT 93
290 Malden, MA 93
290 La Crosse, WI 93
291 Buckeye, AZ 91
291 Skokie, IL 91
291 O'Fallon, MO 91
292 West Hartford, CT 89
292 Revere, MA 89
292 Blaine, MN 89
292 Sugar Land, TX 89
293 Taunton, MA 88
293 Plymouth, MN 88
293 Burleson, TX 88
294 West Des Moines, IA 87
294 Canton Township, MI 87
295 Lorain, OH 86
295 Eau Claire, WI 86
296 Edinburg, TX 85
297 Pharr, TX 84
298 Grand Island, NE 83
299 Ann Arbor, MI 82
300 Somerville, MA 81
300 Janesville, WI 81
301 Cedar Park, TX 80
302 Portland, ME 79
302 Parma, OH 79
302 Bartlett, TN 79
303 Castle Rock, CO 78
303 Colonie Town, NY 78
304 Framingham, MA 77
304 Huntersville, NC 77
305 Warwick, RI 76
306 Lake Havasu City, AZ 75
307 Edina, MN 74
308 Mansfield, TX 73
309 Minnetonka, MN 72
309 Stillwater, OK 72
310 Ankeny, IA 71
310 Jacksonville, NC 71
310 Georgetown, TX 71
311 Champaign, IL 70
311 Ames, IA 70
311 West Chester Township, OH 70
311 Oshkosh, WI 70
312 Twin Falls, ID 68
313 Tinley Park, IL 67
313 Nashua, NH 67
314 Eden Prairie, MN 66
314 Logan, UT 66
315 Elyria, OH 65
316 Auburn, AL 64
316 Carmel, IN 64
317 Bloomington, IL 62
318 Missouri City, TX 59
319 Edmond, OK 57
319 Collierville, TN 57
320 Bozeman, MT 56
320 Gloucester Township, NJ 56
320 Green Township, OH 56
320 Herriman, UT 56
321 Coeur d'Alene, ID 55
321 Haverhill, MA 55
321 Novi, MI 55
321 Waterford Township, MI 55
321 Apple Valley, MN 55
322 Fishers, IN 54
323 Chapel Hill, NC 53
323 Franklin, TN 53
324 Bowie, MD 52
325 Lakeville, MN 51
326 Rowlett, TX 50
327 St. Clair Shores, MI 49
328 Maple Grove, MN 48
329 Appleton, WI 46
330 Alpharetta, GA 45
330 Kyle, TX 45
331 Medford, MA 44
332 Normal, IL 41
332 Methuen, MA 41
332 New Rochelle, NY 41
333 Maricopa, AZ 40
333 Leander, TX 40
333 McAllen, TX 40
334 Hoboken, NJ 38
335 Royal Oak, MI 37
336 Peabody, MA 35
336 Weymouth, MA 35
337 Bentonville, AR 34
337 Clarkstown Town, NY 34
338 Rochester Hills, MI 32
338 Shelby Township, MI 32
339 Johns Creek, GA 31
339 Meridian, ID 31
339 East Brunswick Township, NJ 31
339 Dublin, OH 31
339 Leesburg, VA 31
340 Waukesha, WI 30
341 Brookline, MA 29
341 Hendersonville, TN 29
342 Marana, AZ 27
342 Flower Mound, TX 27
342 Wylie, TX 27
343 Little Elm, TX 26
343 Sammamish, WA 26
344 Plymouth, MA 24
344 Apex, NC 24
345 Harrisonburg, VA 23
346 Newton, MA 20
346 West Bloomfield Township, MI 20
347 Waltham, MA 16
348 Dothan, AL 14
349 West Lafayette, IN 9