A car is stolen every 30 seconds, where does Missouri stand?
MISSOURI — According to a study by car insurance experts at Compare the Market, over one million cars are stolen every year in the U.S., the equivalent of one vehicle stolen every 30 seconds.
The study broke down which states rate the highest in the country based on theft rate per 100 thousand people, total thefts, cars stolen in a day and cars stolen in an hour.
According to the table below, Colorado is ranked number one as the riskiest state to park your car.
In Missouri, 29,815 cars were stolen last year, ranking the state as the 7th highest in the country for vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents. This is an average of 82 cars stolen every day.
Here’s how the top states compare - Highest vehicle theft rates per 100,000 people are:
rank State Theft rate per 100k people Total Thefts Cars Stolen a Day Cars Stolen an hour 1 Colorado 731 42,706 117 5 2 District of Columbia 700 4,703 13 1 3 Washington 604 46,990 129 5 4 Oregon 541 22,934 63 3 5 New Mexico 541 11,424 31 1 6 California 520 203,018 556 23 7 Missouri 483 29,815 82 3 8 Nevada 481 15,279 42 2 9 Texas 350 105,133 288 12 10 Tennessee 338 23,830 65 3 11 Minnesota 312 17,832 49 2 12 Illinois 308 38,699 106 4 13 Oklahoma 299 12,007 33 1 14 Louisiana 297 13,638 37 2 15 Arizona 295 21,694 59 2 16 Kansas 292 8,588 24 1 17 South Carolina 290 15,345 42 2 18 Arkansas 270 8,216 23 1 19 Maryland 261 16,086 44 2 20 Ohio 258 30,361 83 3 21 Nebraska 257 5,058 14 1 22 Michigan 257 25,753 71 3 23 South Dakota 248 2,259 6 0 24 Alaska 246 1,802 5 0 25 Georgia 244 26,612 73 3
For more details, you can view the full U.S. report here.
