Auto Theft Statistics in North Carolina

Year Vehicle Theft Vehicle Theft Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants
1960 3,961 86.9
1961 4,143 89.8
1962 4,358 92.1
1963 5,052 106.1
1964 5,474 112.8
1965 5,896 120.0
1966 7,044 140.9
1967 7,345 146.1
1968 7,873 153.3
1969 8,665 166.5
1970 8,528 167.8
1971 8,546 166.1
1972 8,612 165.2
1973 9,163 173.8
1974 10,097 188.3
1975 10,139 186.0
1976 9,750 178.3
1977 10,612 192.1
1978 11,228 201.3
1979 12,523 223.4
1980 12,631 216.1
1981 11,788 198.1
1982 11,105 184.5
1983 10,124 166.5
1984 10,990 178.3
1985 11,950 191.0
1986 13,186 208.3
1987 14,352 223.8
1988 16,340 250.4
1989 18,748 285.3
1990 18,803 283.7
1991 20,167 299.3
1992 19,613 286.6
1993 20,036 288.5
1994 21,342 301.9
1995 22,350 310.6
1996 24,566 335.5
1997 24,442 329.2
1998 24,616 326.2
1999 25,577 334.3
2000 25,266 313.9
2001 24,647 300.3
2002 24,866 299.4
2003 26,892 319.3
2004 26,988 316.0
2005 28,466 328.2
2006 30,126 340.2
2007 27,966 308.6
2005 28,466 328.2
2008 26,724 289.0
2009 20,024 213.5
2010 18,310 192
North Carolina Auto Auction To report fraud
Al Koehler
Director of Investigations
Department of Insurance
Dobbs Bldg.
430 N. Salisbury St.
Raleigh NC 27611
Phone: 919-733-7434