Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 2015

 

Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (1) Vehicles stolen Rate (2)
1 Modesto, CA 4,072 756.33
2 Albuquerque, NM 6,657 733.71
3 Bakersfield, CA 6,000 680.14
4 Salinas, CA 2,934 676.20
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 30,554 656.21
6 Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,656 641.23
7 Pueblo, CO 983 600.89
8 Merced, CA 1,605 597.87
9 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 25,001 556.92
10 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,352 539.34
(1) Metropolitan Statistical Areas are designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget and usually include areas much larger than the cities for which they are named. (2) Rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2015 U.S. Census Population Estimates. Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.