Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows

Vehicle thefts fell by 25% in Arizona in 2025 to the lowest rate in decades, and the third consecutive year of a decrease in the state, a new report shows.

Data from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority’s Auto Crime Tracker database shows that 12,686 vehicles were stolen in 2025 compared with 17,010 stolen in 2024. The 2025 for vehicle thefts was the lowest since the AATA’s inception in 1992. The record low was 16,785 in 2015.

The Chevrolet Silverado remained as the top stolen vehicle with a reported 627 thefts. The Hyundai Elantra (418 thefts), the Hyundai Sonata (323), the Kia Soul (309) and the GMC Savana (278) rounded out the list of the top five vehicles stolen in the state in 2025.

The top model years stolen included 2017 models (690 thefts), 2024 (687) and 2019 (657) and 2016 (650).

The majority of thefts occurred in the state’s largest cities. Phoenix with 4,700 thefts took the top spot. Tucson (2,060), Glendale (737), Mesa (725) and Tempe (425) were the other cities where the most vehicles were stolen.

However, every city in the top 10 list of most vehicles stolen showed a significant decrease in thefts in 2025.