There were 721,885 vehicle thefts in U.S. and its rate (per 100,000) is 219.9 in 2019. The vehicle theft rate has continuously fallen by about 70% over the quarter century.
Number of vehicle thefts
Vehicle theft rate (per 100,000)
| Year | Vehicle theft | Rate | Source |
| 2019 | 721,885 | 219.9 | [49] |
| 2018 | 751,904 | 230.2 | [49] |
| 2017 | 772,943 | 237.7 | [49] |
| 2016 | 767,290 | 237.3 | [49] |
| 2015 | 713,063 | 222.2 | [49] |
| 2014 | 686,803 | 215.4 | [49] |
| 2013 | 700,288 | 221.3 | [49] |
| 2012 | 723,186 | 230.4 | [49] |
| 2011 | 716,508 | 230.0 | [49] |
| 2010 | 739,565 | 239.1 | [49] |
| 2009 | 795,652 | 259.2 | [49] |
| 2008 | 959,059 | 315.4 | [49] |
| 2007 | 1,100,472 | 364.9 | [49] |
| 2006 | 1,198,245 | 400.2 | [49] |
| 2005 | 1,235,859 | 416.8 | [49] |
| 2004 | 1,237,851 | 421.5 | [49] |
| 2003 | 1,261,226 | 433.7 | [49] |
| 2002 | 1,246,646 | 432.9 | [49] |
| 2001 | 1,228,391 | 430.5 | [49] |
| 2000 | 1,160,002 | 412.2 | [49] |
| 1999 | 1,152,075 | 422.5 | [50] |
| 1998 | 1,242,781 | 459.87 | [50] |
| 1997 | 1,354,189 | 505.70 | [50] |
| 1996 | 1,394,238 | 525.67 | [50] |
| 1995 | 1,472,441 | 560.28 | [50] |
| 1994 | 1,539,287 | 591.29 | [50] |
| 1993 | 1,563,060 | 606.35 | [50] |
| 1992 | 1,610,834 | 631.63 | [50] |
| 1991 | 1,661,738 | 659.02 | [50] |
| 1990 | 1,635,907 | 655.77 | [50] |
| 1989 | 1,564,800 | 633.99 | [50] |
| 1988 | 1,432,916 | 586.06 | [50] |
| 1987 | 1,288,674 | 531.87 | [50] |
| 1986 | 1,224,137 | 509.77 | [50] |
| 1985 | 1,102,862 | 463.54 | [50] |
| 1984 | 1,032,165 | 437.68 | [50] |
| 1983 | 1,007,933 | 431.12 | [50] |
| 1982 | 1,062,400 | 458.59 | [50] |
| 1981 | 1,087,800 | 474.06 | [50] |
crime rate = number / population * 100,000
FBI calculates the crime rates by using population data published by U.S. Census Bureau in all years.