U.S. Vehicle Thefts by Year (2020–2024)

Annual totals of reported motor vehicle thefts in the United States from 2020 through 2024, based on National Insurance Crime Bureau data. Totals for 2025–2026 are not yet published.

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2023: Historic peak with more than 1 million vehicles stolen. 2024: Vehicle thefts declined 17%, the largest single-year drop in four decades. 2025–2026: Data not yet available from NICB or other national reporting sources.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) vehicle theft data, 2020–2024Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper