Seattle has recorded 1,579 motor vehicle thefts in 2026 alone, and the year has not yet reached its halfway point. That translates to roughly 12 cars stolen every single day, putting the city on pace for thousands more stolen vehicles before December.
The figures come from the Seattle Police Department’s Crime Dashboard and reflect a property crime landscape that remains stubbornly persistent despite broader reductions in violent crime across the city. Car theft sits within a wider picture of property crime that has produced 11,242 incidents in Seattle so far this year, including 6,988 larceny-theft cases and 2,621 burglaries.
