In 2023, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of motor vehicle theft in the United States, with 1,070.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Washington, Nevada, Colorado, and Maryland rounded out the top five states for motor vehicle theft in that year. Nationwide, the rate of motor vehicle theft stood at 318.7 cases per 100,000 residents.

In 2023, the federal state of California recorded the most motor vehicle thefts in the United States, with a total of 199,592 reported cases of motor vehicle theft. This was followed by Texas with 125,045 cases. Washington, Illinois, and Colorado rounded out the top five states for motor vehicle theft in that year.

Crime incident reports beginning January 1, 2021. Includes records for all crimes such as burglaries (vehicle, residential and non-residential), robberies (individual and business), auto theft, homicides and other crimes against people, property and society that occurred within the City of Baton Rouge and responded to by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Please see the disclaimer attachment in the About section of the primer page. For Crime Incidents prior to 1/1/2021 visit the Legacy Baton Rouge Police Crime Incident dataset at https://data.brla.gov/Public-Safety/Legacy-Baton-Rouge-Police-Crime-Incidents/fabb-cnnu.