Of all the most serious crimes tracked by the FBI — known as Part I offenses — larceny is by far the most common. There were 4.6 million cases of larceny-theft reported in the United States in 2020, accounting for nearly 60% of all Part I offenses, which also include murder, assault, robbery, rаpe, vehicle theft, and burglary.
Larceny is a classification of crime that includes all nonviolent theft, with the exception of motor-vehicle theft. Common examples of larceny include purse snatching, pick pocketing, shoplifting, and bicycle theft. According to the most recent available estimates from the FBI, larceny-thefts result in an estimated $5.9 billion in losses to victims annually.
Though larceny-theft is relatively widespread in the United States, in some parts of the country, Americans are at especially high risk of being the victim of theft.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states with the highest larceny-theft rates. States are ranked by the number of larcenies reported for every 100,000 people.
Depending on the state, larceny-theft rates range from as low as 804 incidents per 100,000 people to as high as 2,107 per 100,000. Nationwide, the larceny-theft rate stands at 1,398 per 100,000. States with the lowest larceny-theft rates are mostly located in the Northeast, while states with the highest larceny rates are disproportionately concentrated in the South and West.
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50. Massachusetts
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 804.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 55,444 (23rd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,053.2 (the lowest)
> Total property crimes: 72,602 (21st lowest)
> Population: 6,892,503
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49. Idaho
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 810.9
> Total larceny-thefts: 14,815 (9th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,111.9 (3rd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 20,313 (10th lowest)
> Population: 1,787,065
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48. New Jersey
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 896.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 79,614 (22nd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,158.2 (5th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 102,875 (24th highest)
> Population: 8,882,190
47. New Hampshire
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 919.1
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,558 (7th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,098.9 (2nd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 15,014 (4th lowest)
> Population: 1,359,711
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46. Rhode Island
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 935.9
> Total larceny-thefts: 9,894 (3rd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,245.5 (7th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 13,166 (3rd lowest)
> Population: 1,059,361
45. Michigan
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 943.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 94,017 (18th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,360.9 (8th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 135,633 (16th highest)
> Population: 9,986,857
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44. Maine
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 943.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,739 (8th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,156.2 (4th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 15,610 (5th lowest)
> Population: 1,344,212
43. West Virginia
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 998.9
> Total larceny-thefts: 17,828 (12th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,399.4 (9th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 24,976 (12th lowest)
> Population: 1,792,147
42. Vermont
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,020.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,361 (the lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,217.0 (6th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 7,586 (the lowest)
> Population: 623,989
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41. Wisconsin
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,106.1
> Total larceny-thefts: 64,517 (25th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,485.7 (12th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 86,654 (25th lowest)
> Population: 5,822,434
40. Iowa
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,130.1
> Total larceny-thefts: 35,751 (15th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,698.2 (18th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 53,725 (15th lowest)
> Population: 3,155,070
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39. Connecticut
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,141.2
> Total larceny-thefts: 40,592 (18th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,565.1 (14th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 55,670 (16th lowest)
> Population: 3,565,287
38. Illinois
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,143.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 143,935 (9th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,559.4 (13th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 196,287 (10th highest)
> Population: 12,671,821
37. New York
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,143.6
> Total larceny-thefts: 221,129 (4th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,410.7 (10th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 272,788 (4th highest)
> Population: 19,453,561
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36. Kentucky
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,178.6
> Total larceny-thefts: 52,769 (21st lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,779.5 (20th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 79,673 (23rd lowest)
> Population: 4,467,673
35. Maryland
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,184.9
> Total larceny-thefts: 71,757 (24th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,609.8 (15th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 97,487 (25th highest)
> Population: 6,045,680
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34. Virginia
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,196.6
> Total larceny-thefts: 102,796 (16th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,456.4 (11th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 125,114 (18th highest)
> Population: 8,535,519
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33. Nevada
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,221.4
> Total larceny-thefts: 38,332 (17th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,926.6 (24th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 60,462 (18th lowest)
> Population: 3,080,156
32. Wyoming
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,234.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,190 (2nd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,610.6 (16th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 9,379 (2nd lowest)
> Population: 578,759
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31. Indiana
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,274.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 86,080 (20th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,783.2 (21st lowest)
> Total property crimes: 120,453 (19th highest)
> Population: 6,732,219
30. Pennsylvania
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,274.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 162,919 (6th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,644.1 (17th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 210,167 (9th highest)
> Population: 12,801,989
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29. California
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,341.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 528,202 (the highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,138.9 (18th highest)
> Total property crimes: 842,054 (the highest)
> Population: 39,512,223
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28. Florida
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,352.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 293,992 (3rd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,769.4 (19th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 384,556 (3rd highest)
> Population: 21,477,737
27. South Dakota
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,357.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,117 (6th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,956.7 (25th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 17,468 (8th lowest)
> Population: 884,659
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26. Ohio
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,359.8
> Total larceny-thefts: 159,007 (7th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,850.3 (22nd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 216,363 (6th highest)
> Population: 11,689,100
25. Mississippi
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,408.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 41,780 (19th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,101.6 (23rd highest)
> Total property crimes: 62,351 (19th lowest)
> Population: 2,976,149
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24. Nebraska
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,418.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 27,488 (14th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,909.2 (23rd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 36,991 (14th lowest)
> Population: 1,934,408
23. North Dakota
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,435.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,986 (4th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.1 (21st highest)
> Total property crimes: 16,256 (6th lowest)
> Population: 762,062
22. Georgia
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,478.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 158,343 (8th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,007.4 (24th highest)
> Total property crimes: 214,988 (7th highest)
> Population: 10,617,423
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21. Alabama
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,515.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 74,575 (23rd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,136.8 (19th highest)
> Total property crimes: 105,161 (23rd highest)
> Population: 4,903,185
20. Delaware
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,538.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 15,182 (10th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,961.4 (25th highest)
> Total property crimes: 19,355 (9th lowest)
> Population: 973,764
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19. North Carolina
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,561.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 165,554 (5th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,226.5 (16th highest)
> Total property crimes: 236,026 (5th highest)
> Population: 10,488,084
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18. Minnesota
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,567.8
> Total larceny-thefts: 88,696 (19th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.9 (20th highest)
> Total property crimes: 120,212 (20th highest)
> Population: 5,639,632
17. Texas
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,587.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 466,033 (2nd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,245.0 (14th highest)
> Total property crimes: 659,160 (2nd highest)
> Population: 28,995,881
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16. Montana
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,603.0
> Total larceny-thefts: 17,322 (11th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,120.8 (22nd highest)
> Total property crimes: 22,917 (11th lowest)
> Population: 1,068,778
15. Alaska
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,611.7
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,784 (5th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,260.5 (13th highest)
> Total property crimes: 16,528 (7th lowest)
> Population: 731,545
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14. Kansas
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,619.6
> Total larceny-thefts: 47,193 (20th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,199.1 (17th highest)
> Total property crimes: 64,077 (20th lowest)
> Population: 2,913,314
13. Arizona
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,656.0
> Total larceny-thefts: 122,898 (12th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,227.7 (15th highest)
> Total property crimes: 165,323 (12th highest)
> Population: 7,278,717
12. Hawaii
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,702.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 23,954 (13th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,411.4 (12th highest)
> Total property crimes: 33,928 (13th lowest)
> Population: 1,415,872
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11. Oklahoma
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,714.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 68,243 (25th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,705.6 (6th highest)
> Total property crimes: 107,705 (22nd highest)
> Population: 3,956,971
10. Missouri
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,759.1
> Total larceny-thefts: 108,209 (14th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,531.0 (9th highest)
> Total property crimes: 155,698 (14th highest)
> Population: 6,137,428
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9. New Mexico
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,765.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 37,188 (16th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,841.9 (2nd highest)
> Total property crimes: 59,859 (17th lowest)
> Population: 2,096,829
8. Tennessee
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,802.0
> Total larceny-thefts: 124,098 (11th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,492.8 (10th highest)
> Total property crimes: 171,675 (11th highest)
> Population: 6,829,174
7. Arkansas
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,828.5
> Total larceny-thefts: 55,413 (22nd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,613.4 (8th highest)
> Total property crimes: 79,200 (22nd lowest)
> Population: 3,017,804
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6. Washington
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,854.2
> Total larceny-thefts: 142,657 (10th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,732.4 (4th highest)
> Total property crimes: 210,223 (8th highest)
> Population: 7,614,893
5. Utah
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,857.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 60,359 (24th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,464.4 (11th highest)
> Total property crimes: 80,091 (24th lowest)
> Population: 3,205,958
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4. Colorado
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,909.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 110,884 (13th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,833.8 (3rd highest)
> Total property crimes: 164,582 (13th highest)
> Population: 5,758,736
3. Oregon
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,928.8
> Total larceny-thefts: 81,811 (21st highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,659.0 (7th highest)
> Total property crimes: 112,782 (21st highest)
> Population: 4,217,737
2. South Carolina
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 1,991.0
> Total larceny-thefts: 103,892 (15th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,721.1 (5th highest)
> Total property crimes: 141,987 (15th highest)
> Population: 5,148,714
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1. Louisiana
> 2020 larceny-thefts per 100K people: 2,107.3
> Total larceny-thefts: 97,891 (17th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,884.4 (the highest)
> Total property crimes: 133,989 (17th highest)
> Population: 4,648,794
Methodology
To determine the states with the highest larceny rates, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed larceny-theft figures from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report.
Limited data was available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these states were not excluded from analysis.
Data for property crime — a category that includes larceny-theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — also 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 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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