Here is a summary of the motor vehicle theft statistics for 2003:
- The UCR Program estimated that nearly 1.3 million motor vehicle thefts occurred in 2003, a 1.1-percent increase in volume when compared to the 2002 data. The rate of motor vehicle theft, estimated at 433.4 motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 inhabitants, remained virtually unchanged from the 2002 estimate.
- Automobiles were stolen at a rate of 341.9 motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 in population. Commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, were stolen at a rate of 86.2 and other types of vehicles at a rate of 38.3.
- Collectively, victims of motor vehicle thefts lost an estimated $8.6 billion in 2003, which was an average dollar value loss of $6,797 per offense.
- Nationwide, law enforcement agencies made an estimated 152,934 arrests for motor vehicle theft.
