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 U.S. cities, property crime is a particularly serious problem.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the cities with the highest property crime rates. Cities are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people. Only cities with populations greater than 25,000 were considered.
In every city on this list, property crime rates are more than double the national rate of 1,958 incidents per 100,000 people. The largest share of cities on this list are in the South, including five in Arkansas and another five in South Carolina.
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50. SeaTac, Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,760.6
> Total property crimes: 1,394 — 510th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 838 — 636th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 194 — 513th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 362 — 245th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 29,019
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49. Terre Haute, Indiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,762.1
> Total property crimes: 2,886 — 234th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,709 — 295th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 783 — 110th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 394 — 229th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 60,673
48. Billings, Montana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,765.0
> Total property crimes: 5,249 — 108th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,715 — 107th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 717 — 120th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 817 — 107th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 109,595
47. Council Bluffs, Iowa
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,788.9
> Total property crimes: 2,976 — 225th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,127 — 223rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 408 — 241st most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 441 — 199th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 62,355
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46. Shreveport, Louisiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,799.3
> Total property crimes: 8,907 — 65th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,690 — 64th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,516 — 61st most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 701 — 121st most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 192,035
45. Kalamazoo, Michigan
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,803.0
> Total property crimes: 3,670 — 168th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,445 — 180th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 737 — 114th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 488 — 177th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 76,019
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44. Aiken, South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,815.0
> Total property crimes: 1,493 — 476th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,248 — 413th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 146 — 646th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 99 — 669th fewest of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 30,671
43. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,825.7
> Total property crimes: 10,580 — 56th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,854 — 48th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,898 — 48th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 828 — 105th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 224,149
42. Monroe, North Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,844.3
> Total property crimes: 1,736 — 405th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,344 — 385th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 265 — 381st most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 127 — 585th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 35,105
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41. Little Rock, Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,857.1
> Total property crimes: 9,602 — 62nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,062 — 61st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,527 — 59th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,013 — 84th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 197,958
40. Canton, Ohio
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,864.2
> Total property crimes: 3,411 — 180th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,350 — 195th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 708 — 121st most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 353 — 254th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 71,243
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39. Seattle, Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,872.6
> Total property crimes: 37,593 — 8th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 22,255 — 12th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 10,427 — 4th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,911 — 17th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 724,305
38. Pine Bluff, Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,887.3
> Total property crimes: 1,990 — 354th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,323 — 389th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 414 — 234th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 253 — 342nd most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 43,091
37. Albuquerque, New Mexico
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,012.1
> Total property crimes: 28,171 — 17th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 18,131 — 21st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 5,075 — 15th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,965 — 15th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 559,374
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36. Goldsboro, North Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,018.9
> Total property crimes: 1,709 — 416th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,272 — 405th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 349 — 284th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 88 — 608th fewest of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 34,647
35. Cleveland, Tennessee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,026.7
> Total property crimes: 2,312 — 299th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,734 — 288th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 374 — 268th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 204 — 413th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 44,595
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34. Lakewood, Colorado
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,040.1
> Total property crimes: 8,050 — 69th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 5,580 — 71st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,076 — 82nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,394 — 57th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 155,146
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33. North Charleston, South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,104.6
> Total property crimes: 5,998 — 93rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,667 — 87th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 651 — 138th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 680 — 127th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 111,501
32. Tulsa, Oklahoma
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,111.6
> Total property crimes: 20,557 — 28th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,246 — 29th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 4,407 — 17th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,904 — 24th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 402,324
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31. Springfield, Ohio
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,134.9
> Total property crimes: 3,014 — 220th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,060 — 231st most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 619 — 150th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 335 — 266th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 59,132
30. Great Falls, Montana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,140.1
> Total property crimes: 2,999 — 221st most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,535 — 172nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 293 — 337th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 171 — 473rd most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 58,835
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29. St. Joseph, Missouri
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,146.0
> Total property crimes: 3,843 — 156th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,711 — 156th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 576 — 164th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 556 — 157th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 75,913
28. Spokane, Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,151.1
> Total property crimes: 11,514 — 49th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,666 — 42nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,745 — 53rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,103 — 72nd most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 217,353
27. Oakland, California
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,165.7
> Total property crimes: 22,622 — 25th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 13,373 — 25th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 2,537 — 36th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,712 — 10th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 425,097
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26. Fayetteville, Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,166.3
> Total property crimes: 4,611 — 120th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,673 — 109th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 411 — 238th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 527 — 165th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 85,166
25. Douglasville, Georgia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,207.9
> Total property crimes: 1,792 — 391st most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,580 — 322nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 128 — 648th fewest of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 84 — 586th fewest of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 33,052
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24. Hattiesburg, Mississippi
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,271.4
> Total property crimes: 2,418 — 283rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,904 — 261st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 342 — 292nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 172 — 470th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 46,098
23. Wheat Ridge, Colorado
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,322.6
> Total property crimes: 1,674 — 425th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,047 — 493rd most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 258 — 395th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 369 — 242nd most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 31,331
22. Tacoma, Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,507.4
> Total property crimes: 12,123 — 45th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,967 — 47th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,987 — 44th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,169 — 43rd most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 212,869
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21. Fort Smith, Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,530.8
> Total property crimes: 4,871 — 115th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,716 — 106th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 637 — 143rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 518 — 167th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 87,743
20. Memphis, Tennessee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,560.8
> Total property crimes: 36,197 — 11th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 25,924 — 8th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 5,831 — 11th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,442 — 20th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 651,932
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19. Englewood, Colorado
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,667.7
> Total property crimes: 2,010 — 349th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,452 — 351st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 165 — 585th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 393 — 231st most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 34,259
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18. LaGrange, Georgia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,686.4
> Total property crimes: 1,729 — 407th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,419 — 359th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 191 — 521st most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 119 — 612th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 30,400
17. Miami Beach, Florida
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,739.4
> Total property crimes: 5,109 — 111th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,244 — 94th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 444 — 214th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 421 — 213th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 90,108
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16. Asheville, North Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,740.6
> Total property crimes: 5,395 — 102nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,142 — 96th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 730 — 117th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 523 — 166th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 91,560
15. St. Louis, Missouri
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,830.3
> Total property crimes: 17,399 — 32nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,626 — 31st most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 2,552 — 35th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,221 — 30th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 308,174
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14. Hot Springs, Arkansas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,852.0
> Total property crimes: 2,276 — 305th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,431 — 353rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 656 — 134th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 189 — 441st most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 38,559
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13. Puyallup, Washington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,929.2
> Total property crimes: 2,548 — 263rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,857 — 267th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 388 — 256th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 303 — 290th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 40,991
12. Spartanburg, South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,101.0
> Total property crimes: 2,286 — 303rd most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,595 — 317th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 434 — 218th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 257 — 338th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 37,424
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11. Monroe, Louisiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,118.6
> Total property crimes: 2,883 — 235th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,042 — 234th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 649 — 139th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 192 — 436th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 48,241
10. Florence, South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,192.2
> Total property crimes: 2,390 — 288th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,812 — 276th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 322 — 309th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 256 — 339th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 38,487
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9. Chattanooga, Tennessee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,356.3
> Total property crimes: 11,709 — 48th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,435 — 45th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,173 — 77th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,101 — 44th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 179,690
8. Joplin, Missouri
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,431.7
> Total property crimes: 3,276 — 190th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,528 — 174th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 379 — 262nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 369 — 242nd most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 50,386
7. Roseville, Minnesota
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,462.2
> Total property crimes: 2,370 — 291st most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,917 — 258th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 283 — 350th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 170 — 475th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Population: 36,026
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6. Murray, Utah
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,652.6
> Total property crimes: 3,271 — 191st most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,339 — 196th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total burglaries: 343 — 289th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 589 — 146th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 49,105
5. Springfield, Missouri
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,951.5
> Total property crimes: 11,738 — 47th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,639 — 44th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,795 — 50th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,304 — 59th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 167,051
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4. Alexandria, Louisiana
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 7,213.1
> Total property crimes: 3,317 — 186th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,300 — 204th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 754 — 112th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 263 — 330th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 47,012
3. Salt Lake City, Utah
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 7,352.1
> Total property crimes: 14,865 — 39th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,128 — 34th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 1,545 — 57th most of 1,361 cities
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,192 — 42nd most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 197,756
2. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 8,716.1
> Total property crimes: 3,108 — 212th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,617 — 162nd most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 258 — 395th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 233 — 376th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 32,700
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1. South Salt Lake, Utah
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 9,203.6
> Total property crimes: 2,376 — 290th most of 1,361 cities
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,679 — 300th most of 1,361 cities
> Total burglaries: 235 — 430th most of 1,361 cities (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 462 — 189th most of 1,361 cities
> Population: 25,017
To determine the cities with the most property crime, 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.
We included cities that have more than 25,000 people based on five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. Limited data were available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these areas were not excluded from analysis.
All property crime figures came from the 2020 FBI UCR. Population figures are five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. However, these estimates were not used to calculate crime rates. Crime rates per 100,000 people were calculated using population figures provided by the FBI in the 2020 UCR.
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