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Top Ten Motor Vehicle Theft
By Metropolitan Areas: 2003

Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Vehicles stolen Rate (1)
1 Modesto, CA 6,016 1,345.87
2 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 40,769 1,253.71
3 Stockton-Lodi, CA 6,730 1,194.11
4 Las Vegas, NV-AZ 18,103 1,158.01
5 Sacramento, CA 17,054 1,047.42
6 Fresno, CA 9,102 986.65
7 Oakland, CA 23,199 969.63
8 Miami, FL 21,088 935.85
9 San Diego, CA 26,091 927.24
10 Detroit, MI 40,197 905.02

(1) Rate is the number of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2000 Census.

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

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