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The worst cities for auto theft

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Where does your hometown rank? See rankings for metro areas Abilene through Fresno.

 By MSN Money staff

The nonprofit NICB ranked car theft rates per 100,000 population for 336 metro areas in the U.S., based on data supplied by the National Crime Information Center and Census figures. Look for your city in the alphabetical list below, or click through to the list containing your home town.

Abilene through Fresno theft rates and rankings are below. To find other metro areas, click on one of the links below.

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 Auto theft rates and rankings by city, Abilene-Fresno
200420032002Metro area2004 thefts Rate
207237250Abilene, TX 293 231.52
324305307Aguadilla, PR 132 90.15
158181160Akron, OH2,124 305.63
180173210Albany, GA 335 277.27
262270256Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,479 168.92
181821Albuquerque, NM 5,565 780.79
195190170Alexandria, LA 322 254.87
264264277Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 1,076 168.66
309312295Altoona, PA 145 112.28
788276Amarillo, TX 1,010 463.60
1079395Anchorage, AK 1,049 403.02
231226239Ann Arbor, MI1,173 202.68
111119179Anniston, AL 448 399.11
326330330Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 307 85.67
1215931Arecibo, PR650 372.92
126156169Asheville, NC 821 363.33
156187165Athens, GA 475 309.56
262829Atlanta, GA 28,559 694.49
257255248Atlantic-Cape May, NJ621 174.99
248229237Auburn-Opelika, AL 209 181.59
99127124Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 2,015 422.04
154149145Austin-San Marcos, TX 3,976 318.14
162250Bakersfield, CA 5,337 806.63
826267Baltimore, MD11,646 456.17
279285271Bangor, ME 138 151.88
307321305Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA 185 113.79
9883102Baton Rouge, LA 2,555 423.79
153130120Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,230 319.41
151203176Bellingham, WA 538 322.51
235205209Benton Harbor, MI 324 199.44
197164143Bergen-Passaic, NJ3,437 250.30
206195216Billings, MT 305 235.79
148129134Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 1,186 325.83
318320311Binghamton, NY 252 99.87
595470Birmingham, AL 4,715 511.88
311318323Bismarck, ND 105 110.85
280287260Bloomington, IN 182 150.96
315303316Bloomington-Normal, IL 159 105.69
184202199Boise City, ID 1,166 269.69
141115101Boston, MA-NH11,455 336.24
224196191Boulder-Longmont, CO605 207.70
230228196Brazoria, TX492 203.50
178163153Bremerton, WA655 282.37
152135107Bridgeport, CT1,474 320.80
1048984Brockton, MA1,051 411.42
105112116Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX 1,379 411.36
209211192Bryan-College Station, TX 345 226.36
169152162Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 3,432 293.31
296277262Burlington, VT 215 126.93
176161155Caguas, PR882 286.02
200193197Canton-Massillon, OH 1,005 246.97
213184241Casper, WY 148 222.45
246261219Cedar Rapids, IA 356 185.71
294276301Champaign-Urbana, IL 233 129.68
140145144Charleston, WV 850 337.75
1037452Charleston-North Charleston, SC 2,271 413.64
414573Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 9,058 604.15
317319308Charlottesville, VA 163 102.15
109111115Chattanooga, TN-GA 1,860 399.86
267257266Cheyenne, WY 137 167.88
656056Chicago, IL40,749 492.57
303933Chico-Paradise, CA 1,348 663.48
165162159Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN4,877 296.22
240250238Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 402 194.17
8810485Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH10,085 448.05
68110130Colorado Springs, CO 2,494 482.46
258249243Columbia, MO 237 174.97
676362Columbia, SC 2,596 483.70
5477117Columbus, GA-AL 1,441 524.72
465053Columbus, OH 8,661 562.35
1359892Corpus Christi, TX 1,310 344.03
263241292Corvallis, OR 132 168.90
335332329Cumberland, MD-WV 58 56.86
242120Dallas, TX24,838 705.79
319326315Danbury, CT217 99.55
313300328Danville, VA 119 108.03
216242220Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 788 219.46
697286Daytona Beach, FL 2,379 482.38
555760Dayton-Springfield, OH 4,972 523.06
202210249Decatur, AL 351 240.63
266247272Decatur, IL 193 168.26
192319Denver, CO16,353 775.29
172171156Des Moines, IA 1,331 291.87
151011Detroit, MI37,886 852.99
244273279Dothan, AL 258 187.07
187219212Dover, DE 335 264.41
322310306Dubuque, IA 85 95.35
226238218Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 505 207.12
299315318Dutchess County, NY345 123.15
302299300Eau Claire, WI 176 118.65
110109104Elaso, TX 2,715 399.49
139150166Elkhart-Goshen, IN 618 338.09
328333335Elmira, NY 77 84.55
272266228Enid, OK 94 162.59
314325317Erie, PA 302 107.53
485180Eugene-Springfield, OR 1,786 553.01
260248269Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY 504 170.16
281286258Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 262 150.26
616975Fayetteville, NC 1,532 505.67
234239273Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 621 199.60
241258200Fitchburg-Leominster, MA274 192.57
160213195Flagstaff, AZ-UT 369 301.55
708471Flint, MI2,103 482.18
284295321Florence, AL 211 147.60
8697112Florence, SC 566 450.06
221217270Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 537 213.52
766151Fort Lauderdale, FL7,580 467.03
7513194Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 2,063 467.92
181192177Fort Smith, AR-OK 565 272.57
247281287Fort Walton Beach, FL 314 184.17
198224190Fort Wayne, IN 1,249 248.73
727378Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,194 481.26
192198174Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 825 258.28
962Fresno, CA 8,770 950.66
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau



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