Auto Theft Statistics in Illinois

Year Vehicle Theft Vehicle Theft Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants
1960 35,619 353.3
1961 36,392 354.8
1962 37,710 371.7
1963 38,854 381.6
1964 42,555 405.7
1965 40,438 379.9
1966 44,530 415.3
1967 45,931 421.7
1968 48,400 441.0
1969 52,416 474.5
1970 57,551 517.8
1971 53,267 475.8
1972 49,843 443.0
1973 57,046 507.7
1974 59,155 531.4
1975 66,147 593.5
1976 65,050 579.3
1977 68,783 611.7
1978 69,989 622.5
1979 75,912 676.0
1980 73,689 649.0
1981 69,929 610.5
1982 68,575 599.0
1983 65,351 569.0
1984 67,407 585.6
1985 68,160 590.9
1986 72,587 628.3
1987 62,487 539.5
1988 69,876 605.3
1989 70,806 607.4
1990 73,473 642.8
1991 75,642 655.3
1992 71,976 618.8
1993 65,351 558.7
1994 66,218 563.5
1995 61,874 523.0
1996 58,077 490.2
1997 55,423 465.9
1998 52,932 439.5
1999 56,668 467.2
2000 56,143 452.1
2001 48,733 490.2
2002 44,812 356.0
2003 41,633 329.1
2004 40,373 317.6
2005 39,373 347.0
2006 37.641 293.3
2007 33.877 263.7
2008 32.726 254.8
2009 26.676 206.6
2010 28,796 224.4
Illinois Auto Auction To report fraud
Francis "Buzz" Walsh
Investigations Supervisor
Workers' Compensation
Department of Financial &
Professional Regulation, Division of
Insurance
100 W. Randolph Street, #9-301
Chicago IL 60601
Phone:1-312-814-5394