Special Report
The City Where Your Car Is Most Likely to Be Stolen in Every State
December 27, 2021 12:00 pm
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Kansas: Leavenworth
> 2020 vehicle thefts per 100K people: 405.3 (Kansas: 248.1)
> Total vehicle thefts: 146 (Kansas: 7,229)
> Property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Kansas: 2,199.1)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Kansas: 64,077)
> Population: 36,064
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Kentucky: Owensboro
> 2020 vehicle thefts per 100K people: 470.0 (Kentucky: 256.8)
> Total vehicle thefts: 284 (Kentucky: 11,497)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 3,849.1 (Kentucky: 1,779.5)
> Total property crimes: 2,326 (Kentucky: 79,673)
> Population: 59,536
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Louisiana: New Orleans
> 2020 vehicle thefts per 100K people: 894.9 (Louisiana: 266.9)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,524 (Louisiana: 12,400)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 4,539.6 (Louisiana: 2,884.4)
> Total property crimes: 17,876 (Louisiana: 133,989)
> Population: 390,845
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Maine: Bangor
> 2020 vehicle thefts per 100K people: 195.8 (Maine: 63.8)
> Total vehicle thefts: 63 (Maine: 862)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 3,750.9 (Maine: 1,156.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,207 (Maine: 15,610)
> Population: 32,095
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Maryland: Bowie*
> 2020 vehicle thefts per 100K people: 67.8 (Maryland: 172.9)
> Total vehicle thefts: 40 (Maryland: 10,469)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 928.7 (Maryland: 1,609.8)
> Total property crimes: 548 (Maryland: 97,487)
> Population: 58,481
*Because Bowie is the only eligible city in Maryland, it is the city where your car is most likely to be stolen by default.
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