Auto Theft Statistics in Delaware

Year Vehicle Theft Vehicle Theft Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants
1960 739 165.6
1961 747 163.1
1962 864 184.2
1963 967 203.2
1964 1,277 260.1
1965 1,269 251.3
1966 1,386 270.7
1967 1,983 378.4
1968 2,243 420.0
1969 2,541 470.6
1970 3,064 559.0
1971 3,263 584.8
1972 2,775 491.2
1973 2,804 486.8
1974 3,030 528.8
1975 3,028 523.0
1976 2,819 484.4
1977 2,718 467.0
1978 2,897 496.9
1979 2,882 495.2
1980 2,707 455.1
1981 2,572 430.1
1982 2,478 411.6
1983 2,056 339.3
1984 1,596 260.4
1985 1,700 273.3
1986 1,721 271.9
1987 2,007 311.6
1988 2,001 303.2
1989 2,632 391.1
1990 2,957 443.9
1991 2,551 375.1
1992 2,109 306.1
1993 2,207 315.3
1994 2,945 417.1
1995 2,970 414.2
1996 3,148 434.2
1997 3,718 507.9
1998 3,186 428.2
1999 3,043 403.8
2000 3,151 402.1
2001 2,779 348.9
2002 3,057 379.3
2003 2,944 277.3
2004 2,302 279.1
2005 2,349 279.1
2006 2,816 329.9
2007 2,316 267.8
2008 2,557 291.8
2009 1,907 215.5
2010 1,929 214.8
Delaware Auto Auction To report fraud
Gerald Pepper
Director-Fraud Prevention Bureau
Delaware Department of Insurance
841 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover DE 19904
Phone:1-800-632-5154