Here is a list of the cities with car theft rates that exceed the national average of 721.4 per 100,000 inhabitants: | Atlanta | 895.7 | Milwaukee | 855.8 | | Baltimore | 799.6 | Modesto, Calif. | 822 | | Baton Rouge | 931.3 | Newark | 1,302.6 | | Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex. | 754.5 | New Orleans | 1,194.1 | | Boston | 861.8 | New York City | 1,368.8 | | Bridgeport | 1,191.1 | Oakland | 891.3 | | Brockton, Mass. | 1,054.3 | Orange County, Calif. | 848.1 | | Dallas | 877.4 | Philadelphia | 758 | | Detroit | 1,041.9 | Phoenix | 1,045.6 | | El Paso | 902.9 | Portland, Ore. | 833.5 | | Flint, Mich. | 763.6 | Riverside | 1,088.1 | | Fort Meyers, Fla. | 766 | Sacramento | 1,240.5 | | Fort Worth | 734.1 | San Diego | 1,263.4 | | Fresno, Calif. | 2,045.3 | San Francisco | 949.6 | | Gary, Ind. | 1,002.5 | Springfield, Mass. | 1,059.7 | | Houston | 1,125.8 | Stockton, Calif. | 1,112.8 | | Jackson, Miss. | 1,086.2 | Tallahassee | 1,119.6 | | Jacksonville, Fla. | 1,009.4 | Tampa | 808.7 | | Jersey City, N.J. | 1,258.2 | Toledo | 821.2 | | Lakeland, Fla. | 926.5 | Trenton, N.J. | 1,154.9 | | Las Vegas | 922.8 | Tucson | 912.6 | | Lawrence, Mass. | 1,195.2 | Tulsa | 732.6 | | Los Angeles | 1,378.2 | Washington, D.C. | 1,394.8 | | Memphis | 1,424.1 | Waterbury, Conn. | 878.3 | | Miami | 2,113.6 | | |
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