Communities and police departments across the United States are grappling with rising rates of deadly violence, as the U.S. murder rate reached its highest level in nearly two and a half decades in 2020. Despite the recent surge in homicides, however, most Americans face a far higher risk of being the victim of crimes that do not involve violence.
Property crimes, a broad category of theft-related offenses, are by far the most commonly reported of all major crimes in the United States, accounting for over 80% of the most serious offenses tracked and reported by the FBI. Property crimes fall into one of three categories: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft.
Larceny is defined as the unlawful taking of property — pickpocketing and shoplifting being two common examples — and is the most common form of property crime in the United States. Burglary, defined as the illegal entry of a structure to commit a crime, such as theft, is the most severe form of property crime tracked by the FBI. Vehicle-theft, meanwhile, is a crime that can be either the theft, or the attempted theft, of a vehicle, such a car, motorcycle, or ATV.
There were a total 6.5 million property crimes reported in the U.S. in 2020, resulting in the theft of tens of billions of dollars worth of property — only a fraction of which has been recovered. In some parts of the country, property crime is far more common than others.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states with the highest property crime rates. States are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people.
Depending on the state, property crime rates range from as low as 1,053 incidents per 100,000 people to as high as 2,884 per 100,000. Nationwide, the property crime rate stands at 1,958 per 100,000. States with the lowest property crime rates are mostly located in the Northeast, while states with the highest property crime rates are disproportionately concentrated in the South and West.
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50. Massachusetts
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,053.2
> Total property crimes: 72,602 (21st fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 55,444 (23rd fewest)
> Total burglaries: 10,323 (18th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,835 (17th fewest)
> Population: 6,892,503
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49. New Hampshire
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,098.9
> Total property crimes: 15,014 (4th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,558 (7th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 1,412 (3rd fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,044 (4th fewest)
> Population: 1,359,711
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48. Idaho
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,111.9
> Total property crimes: 20,313 (10th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 14,815 (9th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 3,731 (11th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,767 (7th fewest)
> Population: 1,787,065
47. Maine
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,156.2
> Total property crimes: 15,610 (5th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,739 (8th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 2,009 (5th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 862 (2nd fewest)
> Population: 1,344,212
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46. New Jersey
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,158.2
> Total property crimes: 102,875 (24th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 79,614 (22nd most)
> Total burglaries: 12,983 (23rd fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,278 (23rd fewest)
> Population: 8,882,190
45. Vermont
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,217.0
> Total property crimes: 7,586 (the fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,361 (the fewest)
> Total burglaries: 961 (the fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 264 (the fewest)
> Population: 623,989
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44. Rhode Island
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,245.5
> Total property crimes: 13,166 (3rd fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 9,894 (3rd fewest)
> Total burglaries: 1,763 (4th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,509 (5th fewest)
> Population: 1,059,361
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43. Michigan
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,360.9
> Total property crimes: 135,633 (16th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 94,017 (18th most)
> Total burglaries: 23,231 (18th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 18,385 (13th most)
> Population: 9,986,857
42. West Virginia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,399.4
> Total property crimes: 24,976 (12th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 17,828 (12th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 4,877 (14th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,271 (10th fewest)
> Population: 1,792,147
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41. New York
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,410.7
> Total property crimes: 272,788 (4th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 221,129 (4th most)
> Total burglaries: 32,003 (7th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 19,656 (12th most)
> Population: 19,453,561
40. Virginia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,456.4
> Total property crimes: 125,114 (18th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 102,796 (16th most)
> Total burglaries: 11,465 (19th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,853 (24th most)
> Population: 8,535,519
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39. Wisconsin
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,485.7
> Total property crimes: 86,654 (25th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 64,517 (25th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 12,744 (22nd fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 9,393 (22nd fewest)
> Population: 5,822,434
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38. Illinois
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,559.4
> Total property crimes: 196,287 (10th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 143,935 (9th most)
> Total burglaries: 31,020 (10th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 21,332 (8th most)
> Population: 12,671,821
37. Connecticut
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,565.1
> Total property crimes: 55,670 (16th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 40,592 (18th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 6,656 (15th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 8,422 (20th fewest)
> Population: 3,565,287
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36. Maryland
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,609.8
> Total property crimes: 97,487 (25th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 71,757 (24th most)
> Total burglaries: 15,261 (24th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,469 (25th fewest)
> Population: 6,045,680
35. Wyoming
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,610.6
> Total property crimes: 9,379 (2nd fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,190 (2nd fewest)
> Total burglaries: 1,225 (2nd fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 964 (3rd fewest)
> Population: 578,759
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34. Pennsylvania
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,644.1
> Total property crimes: 210,167 (9th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 162,919 (6th most)
> Total burglaries: 31,774 (8th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 15,474 (16th most)
> Population: 12,801,989
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33. Iowa
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,698.2
> Total property crimes: 53,725 (15th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 35,751 (15th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 11,739 (21st fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,235 (16th fewest)
> Population: 3,155,070
32. Florida
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,769.4
> Total property crimes: 384,556 (3rd most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 293,992 (3rd most)
> Total burglaries: 52,293 (3rd most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 38,271 (3rd most)
> Population: 21,477,737
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31. Kentucky
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,779.5
> Total property crimes: 79,673 (23rd fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 52,769 (21st fewest)
> Total burglaries: 15,407 (23rd most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 11,497 (22nd most)
> Population: 4,467,673
30. Indiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,783.2
> Total property crimes: 120,453 (19th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 86,080 (20th most)
> Total burglaries: 18,938 (20th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 15,435 (17th most)
> Population: 6,732,219
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29. Ohio
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,850.3
> Total property crimes: 216,363 (6th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 159,007 (7th most)
> Total burglaries: 37,279 (6th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 20,077 (11th most)
> Population: 11,689,100
28. Nebraska
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,909.2
> Total property crimes: 36,991 (14th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 27,488 (14th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 4,455 (12th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 5,048 (13th fewest)
> Population: 1,934,408
27. Nevada
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,926.6
> Total property crimes: 60,462 (18th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 38,332 (17th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 11,574 (20th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,556 (25th most)
> Population: 3,080,156
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26. South Dakota
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,956.7
> Total property crimes: 17,468 (8th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,117 (6th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 3,036 (9th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,315 (11th fewest)
> Population: 884,659
25. Delaware
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,961.4
> Total property crimes: 19,355 (9th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 15,182 (10th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 2,508 (6th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,665 (6th fewest)
> Population: 973,764
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24. Georgia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,007.4
> Total property crimes: 214,988 (7th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 158,343 (8th most)
> Total burglaries: 31,139 (9th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 25,506 (6th most)
> Population: 10,617,423
23. Mississippi
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,101.6
> Total property crimes: 62,351 (19th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 41,780 (19th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 14,488 (25th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,083 (15th fewest)
> Population: 2,976,149
22. Montana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,120.8
> Total property crimes: 22,917 (11th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 17,322 (11th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 2,919 (8th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,676 (12th fewest)
> Population: 1,068,778
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21. North Dakota
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.1
> Total property crimes: 16,256 (6th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,986 (4th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 3,196 (10th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,074 (9th fewest)
> Population: 762,062
20. Minnesota
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.9
> Total property crimes: 120,212 (20th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 88,696 (19th most)
> Total burglaries: 17,370 (21st most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 14,146 (20th most)
> Population: 5,639,632
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19. Alabama
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,136.8
> Total property crimes: 105,161 (23rd most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 74,575 (23rd most)
> Total burglaries: 19,660 (19th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,926 (23rd most)
> Population: 4,903,185
18. California
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,138.9
> Total property crimes: 842,054 (the most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 528,202 (the most)
> Total burglaries: 145,529 (the most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 168,323 (the most)
> Population: 39,512,223
17. Kansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,199.1
> Total property crimes: 64,077 (20th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 47,193 (20th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 9,655 (17th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 7,229 (18th fewest)
> Population: 2,913,314
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16. North Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,226.5
> Total property crimes: 236,026 (5th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 165,554 (5th most)
> Total burglaries: 49,952 (4th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 20,520 (10th most)
> Population: 10,488,084
15. Arizona
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,227.7
> Total property crimes: 165,323 (12th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 122,898 (12th most)
> Total burglaries: 24,488 (12th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 17,937 (14th most)
> Population: 7,278,717
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14. Texas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,245.0
> Total property crimes: 659,160 (2nd most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 466,033 (2nd most)
> Total burglaries: 108,851 (2nd most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 84,276 (2nd most)
> Population: 28,995,881
13. Alaska
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,260.5
> Total property crimes: 16,528 (7th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,784 (5th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 2,775 (7th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,969 (8th fewest)
> Population: 731,545
12. Hawaii
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,411.4
> Total property crimes: 33,928 (13th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 23,954 (13th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 4,630 (13th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 5,344 (14th fewest)
> Population: 1,415,872
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11. Utah
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,464.4
> Total property crimes: 80,091 (24th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 60,359 (24th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 9,444 (16th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,288 (24th fewest)
> Population: 3,205,958
10. Tennessee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,492.8
> Total property crimes: 171,675 (11th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 124,098 (11th most)
> Total burglaries: 26,479 (11th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 21,098 (9th most)
> Population: 6,829,174
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9. Missouri
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,531.0
> Total property crimes: 155,698 (14th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 108,209 (14th most)
> Total burglaries: 23,300 (16th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 24,189 (7th most)
> Population: 6,137,428
8. Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,613.4
> Total property crimes: 79,200 (22nd fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 55,413 (22nd fewest)
> Total burglaries: 15,854 (22nd most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 7,933 (19th fewest)
> Population: 3,017,804
7. Oregon
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,659.0
> Total property crimes: 112,782 (21st most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 81,811 (21st most)
> Total burglaries: 14,386 (25th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 16,585 (15th most)
> Population: 4,217,737
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6. Oklahoma
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,705.6
> Total property crimes: 107,705 (22nd most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 68,243 (25th most)
> Total burglaries: 24,415 (13th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 15,047 (18th most)
> Population: 3,956,971
5. South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,721.1
> Total property crimes: 141,987 (15th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 103,892 (15th most)
> Total burglaries: 23,377 (15th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 14,718 (19th most)
> Population: 5,148,714
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4. Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,732.4
> Total property crimes: 210,223 (8th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 142,657 (10th most)
> Total burglaries: 40,167 (5th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 27,399 (5th most)
> Population: 7,614,893
3. Colorado
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,833.8
> Total property crimes: 164,582 (13th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 110,884 (13th most)
> Total burglaries: 23,246 (17th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 30,452 (4th most)
> Population: 5,758,736
2. New Mexico
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,841.9
> Total property crimes: 59,859 (17th fewest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 37,188 (16th fewest)
> Total burglaries: 13,665 (24th fewest)
> Total vehicle thefts: 9,006 (21st fewest)
> Population: 2,096,829
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1. Louisiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,884.4
> Total property crimes: 133,989 (17th most)
> Total larceny-thefts: 97,891 (17th most)
> Total burglaries: 23,698 (14th most)
> Total vehicle thefts: 12,400 (21st most)
> Population: 4,648,794
Methodology
To determine the states with the highest property crime rates, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed property crime figures from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report. Property crime includes larceny-theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
Limited data were available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these states were not excluded from analysis.
All property crime figures came from the 2020 FBI UCR. Population figures are one-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey.However, these population estimates were not used to calculate crime rates. Crime rates per 100,000 people were calculated using population figures in the FBI’s 2020 UCR.
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