11/08/2003
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Vehicle Theft Rate |
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and Immigrant Population |
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Theft Rate |
Vehicle Theft |
Foreign Born as |
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Rank |
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) |
Rate, 2002 (a) |
% Population, 2000 |
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1 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
1,237.65 |
14.1% |
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2 |
Fresno, CA |
1,074.02 |
21.0 |
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3 |
Modesto, CA |
1,015.89 |
18.3 |
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4 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
1,012.07 |
19.5 |
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5 |
Las Vegas, NV |
991.70 |
16.5 |
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6 |
Miami, FL |
930.34 |
40.2 |
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7 |
Sacramento, CA |
922.25 |
14.5 |
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8 |
Oakland, CA |
905.18 |
27.0 |
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9 |
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
852.97 |
11.7 |
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10 |
Tacoma, WA |
835.74 |
11.7 |
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Average- 10 worst car theft MSAs |
977.78 |
19.5% |
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11 |
Detroit, MI |
825.09 |
7.0 |
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12 |
San Diego, CA |
802.07 |
21.5 |
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13 |
Tucson, AZ |
798.11 |
11.9 |
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14 |
Jackson, MS |
758.62 |
1.3 |
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15 |
Riverside-San Bernadino, CA |
757.52 |
20.6 |
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16 |
Visalia-Tulare, CA |
751.86 |
22.6 |
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17 |
Houston, TX |
751.76 |
19.2 |
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18 |
Denver, CO |
746.75 |
10.7 |
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19 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
746.68 |
30.9 |
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20 |
Dallas, TX |
729.74 |
15.0 |
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Average-11th to 20th worst MSAs |
766.82 |
16.1% |
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21 |
Albuquerque, NM |
714.43 |
7.9 |
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22 |
Newark, NJ |
710.14 |
24.1 |
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23 |
Jersey City, NJ |
704.46 |
34.0 |
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24 |
Memphis, TN |
699.52 |
3.3 |
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25 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
696.88 |
4.5 |
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26 |
Atlanta, GA |
693.18 |
10.3 |
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27 |
New Orleans, LA |
689.90 |
4.8 |
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28 |
Washington, DC-MD |
673.29 |
12.9 |
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29 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
662.67 |
4.0 |
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30 |
Salem, OR |
657.81 |
11.0 |
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Average- 21st-30th worst MSAs |
690.23 |
11.7% |
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a. Vehicle thefts per 100,000 population in metropolitan area. |
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Sources: Vehicle Thefts: National Insurance Crime Bureau, Vehicle Theft Study, |
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September 2003. |
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https://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/insurance/2002_HotSpots_MSA_Ranking.pdf |
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Immigrant population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Detailed Tables. Table QT-P14 |
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https://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_ts=85164108310 |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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