Line chart of motor vehicle thefts in the United States, 1973-2005.

For motor vehicle theft, the rate per 1,000 households began at 19.1 in 1973 and fluctuated with a high of 19.5 as it decreased to 14.2 in 1985. After 1985, the rate climbed to 22.2 in 1991, before it decreased to 8.4 in 2005.