Rank

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Vehicles stolen

Rate (1)

1

Modesto, CA

7,024

1,571.38

2

Stockton-Lodi, CA

8,163

1,448.37

3

Las Vegas, NV

19,794

1,266.18

4

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

40,371

1,241.47

5

Sacramento, CA

18,747

1,151.40

6

Oakland, CA  

24,855

1,038.85

7

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA

3,800

1,032.55

8

San Diego, CA

27,396

973.62

9

Fresno, CA

8,770

950.66

10

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

22,807

944.54

(1) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2000 Census.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.