Motor Vehicle Theft 2019


Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 1

Number of Offenses                            721,885

Rate per 100,00 Population              219.9

Number of Arrests                               57,738

          Male                                                   76.8%

Clearance Rate                                       13.8%

Average Dollar Loss                           $8,886

Locally Stolen MV Recovered        56.1%

Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Tables 1, 2, 23, 24, 25, 30, 42



Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Tables 38 and 43


Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 15

Author: Frank Heley

Frank Heley graduated from North Dakota State University with a BS in Criminal Justice in 2009, a MS in Criminal Justice Administration in 2012, and a PhD in Criminal Justice, with a focus on policing, in 2018, and is a current member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has worked as a security supervisor in the hospitality field, as a drug and alcohol researcher, and as a criminal justice instructor, as well as having been a private investigator for 21 years. Under the auspice of the Center for Criminological Inquiry, he currently conducts independent research and provides consulting services.