A car is stolen every 30 seconds, where does Missouri stand?

MISSOURI — According to a study by car insurance experts at Compare the Market, over one million cars are stolen every year in the U.S., the equivalent of one vehicle stolen every 30 seconds.

The study broke down which states rate the highest in the country based on theft rate per 100 thousand people, total thefts, cars stolen in a day and cars stolen in an hour.

According to the table below, Colorado is ranked number one as the riskiest state to park your car.

In Missouri, 29,815 cars were stolen last year, ranking the state as the 7th highest in the country for vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents. This is an average of 82 cars stolen every day.

Here’s how the top states compare – Highest vehicle theft rates per 100,000 people are:

rank	State	Theft rate per 100k people	Total Thefts	Cars Stolen a Day	Cars Stolen an hour
1	Colorado	731	42,706	117	5
2	District of Columbia	700	4,703	13	1
3	Washington	604	46,990	129	5
4	Oregon	541	22,934	63	3
5	New Mexico	541	11,424	31	1
6	California	520	203,018	556	23
7	Missouri	483	29,815	82	3
8	Nevada	481	15,279	42	2
9	Texas	350	105,133	288	12
10	Tennessee	338	23,830	65	3
11	Minnesota	312	17,832	49	2
12	Illinois	308	38,699	106	4
13	Oklahoma	299	12,007	33	1
14	Louisiana	297	13,638	37	2
15	Arizona	295	21,694	59	2
16	Kansas	292	8,588	24	1
17	South Carolina	290	15,345	42	2
18	Arkansas	270	8,216	23	1
19	Maryland	261	16,086	44	2
20	Ohio	258	30,361	83	3
21	Nebraska	257	5,058	14	1
22	Michigan	257	25,753	71	3
23	South Dakota	248	2,259	6	0
24	Alaska	246	1,802	5	0
25	Georgia	244	26,612	73	3