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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS
BIG CITY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES
from lowest to highest
 
Rank
City & State
1996 Population
(est)
Number of Motor Vehicle Thefts
Motor Vehicle Theft Rate
(per 100,000 residents)
1
NAPERVILLE, IL
101,980
106
103.9
2
FORT COLLINS, CO
103,472
158
152.7
3
AMHERST TOWN, NY
107,331
175
163.0
4
ANN ARBOR, MI
109,939
200
181.9
5
SIOUX FALLS, SD
110,891
209
188.5
6
ABILENE, TX
114,523
245
213.9
7
GREEN BAY, WI
104,283
224
214.8
8
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
112,559
252
223.9
9
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
439,851
993
225.8
10
SIMI VALLEY, CA
108,469
253
233.2
11
PLANO, TX
163,817
388
236.8
12
BOISE, ID
153,258
374
244.0
13
LINCOLN, NB
206,704
515
249.1
14
SUNNYVALE, CA
121,284
315
259.7
15
IRVINE, CA
127,410
332
260.6
16
MIDLAND, TX
100,087
286
285.8
17
CHESAPEAKE, VA
183,965
534
290.3
18
CLEARWATER, FL
103,036
306
297.0
19
SANTA CLARITA, CA
125,435
393
313.3
20
AURORA, IL
113,220
357
315.3
21
PUEBLO, CO
105,059
332
316.0
22
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
120,737
383
317.2
23
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
182,487
579
317.3
24
MADISON, WI
197,572
641
324.4
25
HAMPTON, VA
142,248
462
324.8
26
SPRINGFIELD, IL
106,794
363
339.9
27
EVANSVILLE, IN
131,455
453
344.6
28
SANTA ROSA, CA
118,625
421
354.9
29
ERIE, PA
108,432
386
356.0
30
WICHITA FALLS, TX
101,755
370
363.6
31
LEXINGTON, KY
241,150
915
379.4
32
LIVONIA, MI
101,450
405
399.2
33
AMARILLO, TX
171,779
687
399.9
34
BROWNSVILLE, TX
117,511
478
406.8
35
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
331,020
1,376
415.7
36
GARLAND, TX
201,336
849
421.7
37
SPOKANE, WA
199,636
845
423.3
38
LAKEWOOD, CO
131,786
562
426.4
39
COLUMBUS, GA
194,345
837
430.7
40
LANSING, MI
120,821
536
443.6
41
SPRINGFIELD, MO
152,024
677
445.3
42
STAMFORD, CT
107,165
478
446.0
43
SAN JOSE, CA
830,374
3,719
447.9
44
RENO, NV
159,559
725
454.4
45
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
191,911
904
471.1
46
LUBBOCK, TX
202,403
954
471.3
47
IRVING, TX
170,960
857
501.3
48
CINCINNATI, OH
360,457
1,822
505.5
49
GREENSBORO, NC
203,186
1,048
515.8
50
FREMONT, CA
186,186
962
516.7
51
SYRACUSE, NY
160,033
840
524.9
52
ORANGE, CA
118,445
626
528.5
53
ALBANY, NY
104,919
556
529.9
54
AURORA, CO
262,188
1,398
533.2
55
PASADENA, CA
136,077
738
542.3
56
CAMBRIDGE, MA
100,725
547
543.1
57
TOPEKA, KS
121,495
670
551.5
58
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
192,358
1,073
557.8
59
RALEIGH, NC
245,176
1,376
561.2
60
MESQUITE, TX
117,795
669
567.9
61
MONTGOMERY, AL
197,972
1,126
568.8
62
HENDERSON, NV
112,217
645
574.8
63
TALLAHASSEE, FL
138,001
794
575.4
64
ALLENTOWN, PA
105,372
608
577.0
65
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
286,660
1,668
581.9
66
BAKERSFIELD, CA
193,777
1,132
584.2
67
GLENDALE, CA
181,019
1,066
588.9
68
CONCORD, CA
113,479
690
608.0
69
FULLERTON, CA
118,524
721
608.3
70
OCEANSIDE, CA
148,308
912
614.9
71
BEAUMONT, TX
119,715
737
615.6
72
DES MOINES, IA
195,455
1,211
619.6
73
ANCHORAGE, AK
254,774
1,584
621.7
74
EUGENE, OR
122,637
763
622.2
75
SALEM, OR
119,822
746
622.6
76
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
165,644
1,051
634.5
77
OXNARD, CA
147,937
941
636.1
78
LANCASTER, CA
120,881
771
637.8
79
LAFAYETTE, LA
103,134
674
653.5
80
INDEPENDENCE, MO
113,382
742
654.4
81
PALMDALE, CA
104,894
693
660.7
82
WORCESTER, MA
166,782
1,111
666.1
83
LAREDO, TX
156,032
1,051
673.6
84
SALINAS, CA
121,517
825
678.9
85
JACKSONVILLE, FL
690,367
4,746
687.5
86
AUSTIN, TX
537,484
3,695
687.5
87
SOUTH BEND, IN
106,718
735
688.7
88
NORFOLK, VA
245,956
1,703
692.4
89
EL PASO, TX
602,951
4,360
723.1
90
HONOLULU, HI
878,044
6,370
725.5
91
PASADENA, TX
134,568
984
731.2
92
MORENO VALLEY, CA
141,292
1,045
739.6
93
HUNTSVILLE, AL
162,376
1,224
753.8
94
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC
554,070
4,177
753.9
95
SAVANNAH, GA
146,534
1,105
754.1
96
WICHITA, KS
312,706
2,380
761.1
97
ARLINGTON, TX
298,632
2,274
761.5
98
SHREVEPORT, LA
199,418
1,529
766.7
99
GARDEN GROVE, CA
150,062
1,158
771.7
100
VALLEJO, CA
113,069
873
772.1
101
CHATTANOOGA, TN
156,524
1,210
773.0
102
PITTSBURGH, PA
354,308
2,810
793.1
103
EL MONTE, CA
106,149
853
803.6
104
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
116,431
937
804.8
105
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
112,930
924
818.2
106
ANAHEIM, CA
286,146
2,351
821.6
107
NEW YORK, NY
7,339,594
60,345
822.2
108
ALEXANDRIA, VA
114,996
947
823.5
109
PORTSMOUTH, VA
105,404
871
826.3
110
FORT WAYNE, IN
186,196
1,563
839.4
111
PEORIA, IL
113,790
964
847.2
112
ESCONDIDO, CA
118,003
1,016
861.0
113
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1,021,477
8,796
861.1
114
CHANDLER, AZ
129,554
1,117
862.2
115
WEST COVINA, CA
104,766
905
863.8
116
TORRANCE, CA
140,185
1,211
863.9
117
BURBANK, CA
101,082
875
865.6
118
YONKERS, NY
183,650
1,600
871.2
119
COLUMBIA, SC
105,316
928
881.2
120
LITTLE ROCK, AR
182,799
1,624
888.4
121
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
246,229
2,207
896.3
122
SANTA ANA, CA
294,963
2,659
901.5
123
AKRON, OH
223,303
2,033
910.4
124
KNOXVILLE, TN
174,054
1,595
916.4
125
MOBILE, AL
207,106
1,933
933.3
126
TOLEDO, OH
324,610
3,038
935.9
127
WATERBURY, CT
103,490
969
936.3
128
RIVERSIDE, CA
245,081
2,309
942.1
129
SAN DIEGO, CA
1,168,364
11,129
952.5
130
LAS VEGAS, NV
831,303
7,926
953.4
131
ROCKFORD, IL
144,421
1,387
960.4
132
FORT WORTH, TX
470,254
4,520
961.2
133
NORWALK, CA
102,176
986
965.0
134
ST. PAUL, MN
267,292
2,636
986.2
135
PATERSON, NJ
139,759
1,380
987.4
136
RICHMOND, VA
204,881
2,028
989.8
137
MODESTO, CA
178,865
1,772
990.7
138
DURHAM, NC
148,571
1,522
1,024.4
139
LONG BEACH, CA
440,023
4,565
1,037.4
140
POMONA, CA
145,916
1,516
1,039.0
141
OMAHA, NB
350,607
3,646
1,039.9
142
BERKELEY, CA
101,250
1,061
1,047.9
143
DENVER, CO
516,224
5,425
1,050.9
144
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
469,632
5,075
1,080.6
145
HOLLYWOOD, FL
128,996
1,421
1,101.6
146
CHULA VISTA, CA
151,377
1,686
1,113.8
147
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
160,678
1,792
1,115.3
148
MESA, AZ
340,818
3,811
1,118.2
149
TULSA, OK
379,798
4,269
1,124.0
150
GLENDALE, AZ
183,029
2,099
1,146.8
151
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
745,127
8,565
1,149.5
152
WACO, TX
110,213
1,277
1,158.7
153
ROCHESTER, NY
231,373
2,693
1,163.9
154
HAYWARD, CA
117,233
1,367
1,166.1
155
DOWNEY, CA
101,309
1,185
1,169.7
156
SEATTLE, WA
539,591
6,355
1,177.7
157
LOS ANGELES, CA
3,498,139
41,486
1,185.9
158
COLUMBUS, OH
640,297
7,610
1,188.5
159
ORLANDO, FL
182,616
2,191
1,199.8
160
LOUISVILLE, KY
274,506
3,331
1,213.5
161
INGLEWOOD, CA
111,650
1,365
1,222.6
162
CHICAGO, IL
2,754,118
34,091
1,237.8
163
TEMPE, AZ
156,788
1,944
1,239.9
164
ONTARIO, CA
136,742
1,711
1,251.3
165
MACON, GA
113,802
1,437
1,262.7
166
HOUSTON, TX
1,772,143
22,391
1,263.5
167
BIRMINGHAM, AL
272,169
3,614
1,327.9
168
STOCKTON, CA
225,799
3,053
1,352.1
169
OAKLAND, CA
372,145
5,070
1,362.4
170
TUCSON, AZ
472,385
6,497
1,375.4
171
PORTLAND, OR
467,906
6,506
1,390.5
172
BATON ROUGE, LA
229,501
3,207
1,397.4
173
KANSAS CITY, MO
448,474
6,344
1,414.6
174
FONTANA, CA
105,211
1,493
1,419.1
175
BUFFALO, NY
313,238
4,500
1,436.6
176
TACOMA, WA
189,568
2,819
1,487.1
177
PHILADELPHIA, PA
1,528,403
23,131
1,513.4
178
JERSEY CITY, NJ
228,424
3,494
1,529.6
179
NASHVILLE, TN