Despite an 18% decline, the District of Columbia had the highest vehicle theft rate in the country, with 842.4 thefts per 100,000 residents, more than three times the national average of 250.2 per 100,000. Other states with high theft rates included California at 463.2 per 100,000 residents, New Mexico at 458.2, Colorado at 430.0, and Nevada at 394.4.