Auto Theft Statistics in West Virginia

Year Vehicle Theft Vehicle Theft Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants
1960 1,292 69.4
1961 1,263 68.3
1962 1,264 71.3
1963 1,316 74.0
1964 1,410 78.5
1965 1,258 69.4
1966 1,391 77.5
1967 1,571 87.4
1968 1,660 92.0
1969 1,554 85.4
1970 1,612 92.4
1971 1,942 110.8
1972 1,953 109.7
1973 1,922 107.1
1974 2,272 126.9
1975 2,279 126.4
1976 2,475 135.9
1977 3,035 163.3
1978 3,269 175.8
1979 3,799 202.3
1980 3,855 199.7
1981 3,675 188.4
1982 3,567 183.1
1983 3,569 181.6
1984 3,368 172.5
1985 3,238 167.3
1986 3,247 169.2
1987 3,067 161.7
1988 3,046 161.7
1989 2,911 156.8
1990 2,760 153.9
1991 3,150 174.9
1992 2,968 163.8
1993 2,940 161.5
1994 3,274 179.7
1995 3,040 166.3
1996 3,231 176.9
1997 3,287 181.0
1998 3,390 187.2
1999 3,762 208.2
2000 3,315 183.3
2001 3,216 178.6
2002 3,898 216.0
2003 3,463 191.2
2004 3,766 207.8
2005 3,820 210.6
2006 3,921 215.6
2007 3,492 192.7
2008 3,194 176.0
2009 2,741 150.6
2010 2,361 127.4
West Virginia Auto Auction To report fraud
Gary Griffith
Director
WV Insurance Commission
Fraud Unit
Greenlee Building, Ste. 300
Smith Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone:1-800-642-9004