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Here are some statistics on auto thefts from the Insurance Information Institute. I couldn't find the same for just trucks
In 2009 the South accounted for the largest share of thefts—37.8 percent, followed by the West, 34.2 percent. The Midwest accounted for 18.0 percent of thefts and the Northeast for 10.0 percent.
TOP TEN U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH HIGHEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT RATES, 2009
Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Vehicles stolen Rate (1)
1 Laredo, TX 1,792 742.22
2 Modesto, CA 3,712 727.29
3 Bakersfield, CA 5,530 684.91
4 Stockton, CA 4,479 663.69
5 Fresno, CA 5,875 641.89
6 Yakima, WA 1,525 637.93
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 26,374 610.81
8 Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,440 567.88
9 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 10,706 562.63
10 Albuquerque, NM 4,815 561.25
Or:
TOP TEN STATES WITH THE MOST AND THE FEWEST MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS, 2009
Most motor vehicle thefts Fewest motor vehicle thefts
Rank State Vehicles stolen Rank State Vehicles stolen
1 California 164,021 1 Vermont 448
2 Texas 76,559 2 Wyoming 771
3 Florida 50,259 3 South Dakota 813
4 Georgia 33,145 4 North Dakota 852
5 Michigan 29,383 5 Maine 1,021
6 Illinois 26,676 6 New Hampshire 1,124
7 Arizona 25,986 7 Idaho 1,442
8 Washington 23,680 8 Montana 1,456
9 Ohio 22,890 9 Alaska 1,689
10 New York 21,870 10 Delaware 1,907
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports.
(1) Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2009 U.S. Census Population Estimates.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.
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