Montana Motor Vehicle Thefts 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Montana motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Montana motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 263.2 per 100,000 population, a 6.69% increase from 2017.
  • The Montana motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 246.7 per 100,000 population, a 7.26% decline from 2016.
  • The Montana motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 266.02 per 100,000 population, a 13.31% increase from 2015.
  • The Montana motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 234.77 per 100,000 population, a 16.62% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
Alaska 737,438 541.88
New Mexico 2,095,428 485.77
Hawaii 1,420,491 397.68
Oregon 4,190,713 395.06
California 39,557,045 392.37
Nevada 3,034,392 392.30
Colorado 5,695,564 380.52
District Of Columbia 702,455 369.13
Washington State 7,535,591 367.28
Oklahoma 3,943,079 337.02
Missouri 6,126,452 323.43
Tennessee 6,770,010 301.91
South Carolina 5,084,127 281.90
Kansas 2,911,505 269.41
Alabama 4,887,871 268.26
Arizona 7,171,646 266.87
Montana 1,062,305 263.20
Nebraska 1,929,268 252.63
Louisiana 4,659,978 247.55
Utah 3,161,105 244.47
Texas 28,701,845 243.25
Arkansas 3,013,825 236.01
Georgia 10,519,475 235.37
North Dakota 760,077 233.53
Kentucky 4,468,402 229.63
Indiana 6,691,878 229.05
Connecticut 3,572,665 206.65
Maryland 6,042,718 200.85
Florida 21,299,325 193.27
Minnesota 5,611,179 180.50
Michigan 9,995,915 174.58
South Dakota 882,235 172.74
Ohio 11,689,442 170.32
North Carolina 10,383,620 169.81
Illinois 12,741,080 153.78
Delaware 967,171 152.61
Wisconsin 5,813,568 148.51
Iowa 3,156,145 148.50
Wyoming 577,737 145.22
Rhode Island 1,057,315 144.80
Mississippi 2,986,530 143.98
West Virginia 1,805,832 139.49
Virginia 8,517,685 126.54
New Jersey 8,908,520 123.89
Idaho 1,754,208 111.96
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 102.41
Massachusetts 6,902,149 95.71
New York 19,542,209 67.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 64.06
Maine 1,338,404 58.05
Vermont 626,299 40.40
Historical
Year Montana United States
2018 263.20 228.89
2017 246.70 237.72
2016 266.02 237.25
2015 234.77 222.21
2014 201.32 215.36
2013 185.35 221.26
2012 168.87 230.41
2011 145.24 229.95
2010 156.52 239.09
2009 165.34 259.16
2008 183.68 315.42
2007 213.60 364.85
2006 206.11 400.22
2005 210.86 416.81
2004 174.56 421.53
2003 207.59 433.73
2002 195.85 432.90
2001 201.13 430.53
2000 210.15 412.19
1999 212.28 422.48
1998 232.84 459.87
1997 247.90 505.70
1996 255.75 525.67
1995 274.60 560.28
1994 286.22 591.29
1993 246.25 606.35
1992 233.37 631.63
1991 206.31 659.02
1990 242.53 655.77
1989 225.56 633.99
1988 216.42 586.06
1987 237.82 531.87
1986 214.90 509.77
1985 275.30 463.54
1984 270.63 437.68
1983 228.89 431.12
1982 258.43 458.59
1981 280.43 474.06
1980 321.65 502.20
1979 311.32 505.59