SAN ANTONIO – Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of vehicle theft claims, according to USAA.
The San Antonio-based insurance company said that in 2022, USAA members in Texas reported the most vehicle thefts out of any other state.
According to a news release, there was an 8% increase in vehicle thefts from 2021 to 2022. Last year, USAA members reported more than 20,000 vehicles stolen.
Here is USAA’s list of states with the most vehicle claims last year:
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Texas
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California
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Colorado
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Washington
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Florida
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Georgia
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Virginia
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Oregon
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North Carolina
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Maryland
USAA suggests that drivers never leave their keys inside their vehicles, lock their vehicles, park in well-lit areas, keep valuables out of sight and install an anti-theft or tracking system.
Here are the car theft rate and cars stolen by state:
State Rate of Theft Total Cars Stolen
Colorado 524.3 30,452
Washington D.C. 476.8 3,399
New Mexico 427.6 9,006
California 427.6 168,323
Missouri 393.2 24,189
Oregon 391 16,585
Hawaii 379.8 5,344
Oklahoma 378 15,047
Washington 356.1 27,399
Nevada 336.4 10,556
Utah 316.6 10,288
Tennessee 306.4 21,098
Texas 287 84,276
South Carolina 282.1 14,718
North Dakota 271 2,074
Some people however say “These statistics just represent USAA customers. USAA is a San Antonio, TX insurance company has most of the customers in Texas and so there will be more car theft in Texas since it may have almost 50 percent of its customers in Texas. This is like saying HEB has almost 90 percent sales in Texas and has the most sales increase in Texas.”
