Motor vehicle theft

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Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle.

In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019.^[1] Property losses due to motor vehicle theft in 2020 were estimated at $7.4 billion.^[where?] There were 505,100 car thefts in the European Union (EU) in 2019, a 43% decrease from 2008.^[2]