When it comes to motor vehicle theft, Colorado ranks No. 1 in the nation. The really bad news, the numbers for 2022 have put us on pace to repeat the notorious title.
This month, Common Sense Institute (CSI) released a new study detailing the latest statistics on motor vehicle theft in Colorado. The numbers are more than breathtaking. They are devastating to many Coloradans and should serve as a siren call to elected officials and voters alike.
Consider that CSI’s 2021 crime report revealed Colorado’s motor vehicle theft rate had climbed 32%, ranking it the highest in the nation. In the first six months of 2022, the theft rate increased another 17.2%. At the current rate of 4,007 per month, car thefts are on pace to exceed 48,000 for the year, an all-time high for the Centennial state.
So far in 2022, four Colorado cities rank in the top ten in the United States for motor vehicle thefts. Among the list of 185 cities across the country, Denver ranked No. 2, Aurora ranked No. 3, Westminster ranked No. 8 and Pueblo ranked No. 9. These four cities combined account for 53.3% of the vehicles stolen statewide in the first quarter of 2022.
See the full article by Mitch Morrissey, September 18, 2022