Lubbock Auto theft
Lubbock · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12
In 2023, the latest complete year, Lubbock police open data recorded 1,134 auto theft incidents, 7.0% of all 16,125 incidents reported in the city that year and down 20.6% from 2022. That is about 417 per 100,000 residents, compared with 872 per 100,000 across the 51 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2023 data that list this crime type.
Auto theft in Lubbock by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (partial year) | 676 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,134 | 417 | down 20.6% |
| 2022 | 1,429 | 525 | — |
| 2021 (partial year) | 363 | — | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 3,602 auto theft incidents.
Questions
How many auto theft incidents were reported in Lubbock in 2023?
1,134, according to Lubbock Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is auto theft going up or down in Lubbock?
Reported auto theft was down 20.6% in 2023 compared with 2022.
Where does this data come from?
Source: Lubbock Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
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