Of all the most serious crimes tracked by the FBI — known as Part I offenses — theft-related property crimes are by far the most common. 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.
Property crimes fall into one of three categories: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. These violations account for over 80% of the most serious offenses tracked and reported by the FBI. Violent crimes, meanwhile, account for less than 20%.
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.
Though property crime is relatively widespread in the United States, there are parts of the country where these crimes are less common, and residents are far less likely to be victimized.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 50 metro areas with the lowest property crime rates. Metropolitan areas are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people.
In every metro area on this list, property crime rates are far lower than — and in some cases less than half — the national rate of 1,958 incidents per 100,000 people. The metro areas on this list are spread across the country, but Florida alone is home to eight, more than any other state.
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50. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,354.0
> Total property crimes: 3,927 — 113th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,947 — 116th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 601 — 103rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 379 — 115th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 284,809
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49. Trenton-Princeton, NJ
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,337.9
> Total property crimes: 4,910 — 136th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,587 — 134th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 846 — 135th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 477 — 133rd fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 367,430
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48. Lewiston-Auburn, ME
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,333.5
> Total property crimes: 1,449 — 21st fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,204 — 25th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 169 — 8th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 76 — 10th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 108,277
47. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,333.3
> Total property crimes: 57,445 — 11th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 37,647 — 13th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 9,472 — 10th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 10,326 — 10th most of 276 metros
> Population: 4,319,629
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46. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,325.0
> Total property crimes: 2,283 — 53rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,808 — 60th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 368 — 53rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 107 — 24th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 171,907
45. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,307.4
> Total property crimes: 6,412 — 117th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,408 — 121st most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,272 — 111th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 732 — 111th most of 276 metros
> Population: 494,336
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44. Charlottesville, VA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,292.7
> Total property crimes: 2,849 — 73rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,376 — 88th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 280 — 36th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 193 — 56th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 218,358
43. Idaho Falls, ID
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,288.2
> Total property crimes: 1,994 — 43rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,241 — 28th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 534 — 89th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 219 — 67th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 151,516
42. Homosassa Springs, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,283.7
> Total property crimes: 1,928 — 41st fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,403 — 38th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total burglaries: 334 — 45th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 191 — 55th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 149,657
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41. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,278.7
> Total property crimes: 13,853 — 61st most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,293 — 60th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,783 — 79th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,777 — 59th most of 276 metros
> Population: 1,077,370
40. Saginaw, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,275.9
> Total property crimes: 2,410 — 57th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,671 — 56th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 512 — 84th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 227 — 70th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 190,539
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39. Norwich-New London, CT
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,271.6
> Total property crimes: 2,210 — 50th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,635 — 52nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 302 — 38th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 273 — 87th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 265,206
38. Gainesville, GA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,270.9
> Total property crimes: 2,631 — 65th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,003 — 68th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 369 — 54th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 259 — 81st fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 204,441
37. Ann Arbor, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,266.0
> Total property crimes: 4,670 — 130th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,698 — 137th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total burglaries: 569 — 96th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 403 — 120th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 367,601
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36. Racine, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,241.9
> Total property crimes: 2,437 — 58th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,788 — 59th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 444 — 67th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 205 — 61st fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 196,311
35. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,216.8
> Total property crimes: 2,910 — 75th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,195 — 77th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 490 — 79th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 225 — 69th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 235,099
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34. Sheboygan, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,183.8
> Total property crimes: 1,364 — 15th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,169 — 23rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 134 — 5th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 61 — 6th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 115,340
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33. Lynchburg, VA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,172.8
> Total property crimes: 3,103 — 83rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,446 — 93rd fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total burglaries: 378 — 58th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 279 — 89th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 266,186
32. Appleton, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,170.0
> Total property crimes: 2,798 — 71st fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,319 — 84th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 319 — 42nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 160 — 44th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 237,974
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31. St. George, UT
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,163.3
> Total property crimes: 2,118 — 47th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,652 — 54th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 273 — 31st fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 193 — 56th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 177,556
30. Boise City, ID
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,161.7
> Total property crimes: 8,958 — 87th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,674 — 85th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,442 — 97th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 842 — 103rd most of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 749,057
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29. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,160.2
> Total property crimes: 18,808 — 48th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 13,995 — 46th most of 276 metros (tied)
> Total burglaries: 2,760 — 47th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,053 — 51st most of 276 metros
> Population: 1,624,578
28. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,160.2
> Total property crimes: 1,880 — 38th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,513 — 47th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 187 — 14th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 180 — 51st fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 159,923
27. El Paso, TX
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,148.2
> Total property crimes: 9,708 — 83rd most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,134 — 74th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,042 — 123rd most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 532 — 138th most of 276 metros
> Population: 843,725
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26. Winchester, VA-WV
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,148.2
> Total property crimes: 1,629 — 27th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,317 — 34th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 185 — 13th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 127 — 33rd fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 139,125
25. Wenatchee, WA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,147.4
> Total property crimes: 1,392 — 18th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,029 — 16th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 239 — 23rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 124 — 32nd fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 120,629
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24. Fond du Lac, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,146.7
> Total property crimes: 1,187 — 7th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,003 — 13th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 130 — 3rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 54 — 4th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 103,403
23. Carson City, NV
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,143.1
> Total property crimes: 643 — 2nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 396 — the fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 165 — 7th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 82 — 12th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 55,916
22. Manchester-Nashua, NH
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,138.0
> Total property crimes: 4,772 — 133rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,962 — 133rd most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 484 — 77th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 326 — 101st fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 417,025
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21. Pittsfield, MA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,133.5
> Total property crimes: 1,401 — 19th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 919 — 8th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 380 — 59th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 102 — 22nd fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 124,944
20. Port St. Lucie, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,101.6
> Total property crimes: 5,459 — 134th most of 276 metros (tied)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,362 — 123rd most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 679 — 111th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 418 — 122nd fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 489,297
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19. Coeur d’Alene, ID
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,061.5
> Total property crimes: 1,807 — 33rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,403 — 38th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total burglaries: 308 — 39th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 96 — 20th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 165,697
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18. Bay City, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,059.8
> Total property crimes: 1,084 — 5th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 760 — 5th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 206 — 17th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 118 — 29th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 103,126
17. Kingston, NY
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,049.4
> Total property crimes: 1,846 — 36th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,561 — 51st fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 208 — 18th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 77 — 11th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 177,573
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16. Wheeling, WV-OH
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,032.2
> Total property crimes: 1,423 — 20th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,011 — 15th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 317 — 41st fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 95 — 19th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 138,948
15. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,031.5
> Total property crimes: 8,118 — 95th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,167 — 88th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,180 — 114th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 771 — 109th most of 276 metros
> Population: 770,577
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14. Portland-South Portland, ME
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,017.5
> Total property crimes: 5,524 — 133rd most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,641 — 118th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 582 — 100th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 301 — 96th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 538,500
13. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 995.9
> Total property crimes: 48,653 — 16th most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 38,415 — 12th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 5,740 — 27th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,498 — 28th most of 276 metros
> Population: 4,873,019
12. Green Bay, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 991.1
> Total property crimes: 3,216 — 88th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,554 — 97th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 475 — 75th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 187 — 52nd fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 322,906
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11. Harrisonburg, VA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 981.9
> Total property crimes: 1,335 — 13th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,065 — 19th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 177 — 10th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 93 — 18th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 134,964
10. Worcester, MA-CT
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 981.2
> Total property crimes: 8,555 — 92nd most of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,169 — 87th most of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 1,460 — 96th most of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 926 — 94th most of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 947,404
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9. Naples-Marco Island, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 972.5
> Total property crimes: 3,806 — 108th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,039 — 120th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 416 — 63rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 351 — 107th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Population: 384,902
8. Wausau-Weston, WI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 911.2
> Total property crimes: 1,487 — 23rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,144 — 22nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 227 — 21st fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 116 — 28th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 163,285
7. Punta Gorda, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 860.4
> Total property crimes: 1,651 — 28th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,302 — 31st fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 221 — 19th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 128 — 35th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 188,910
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6. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 833.8
> Total property crimes: 1,286 — 9th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 836 — 6th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 279 — 35th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 171 — 50th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 154,713
5. Barnstable Town, MA
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 817.8
> Total property crimes: 1,730 — 29th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,288 — 29th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 374 — 56th fewest of 276 metros (tied)
> Total vehicle thefts: 68 — 9th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 212,990
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4. Logan, UT-ID
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 798.2
> Total property crimes: 1,148 — 6th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 871 — 7th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 158 — 6th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 119 — 31st fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 141,760
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3. Glens Falls, NY
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 737.5
> Total property crimes: 914 — 3rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 751 — 4th fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 124 — 2nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 39 — 2nd fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 125,148
2. The Villages, FL
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 705.3
> Total property crimes: 967 — 4th fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 666 — 3rd fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 191 — 15th fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 110 — 26th fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 132,420
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1. Midland, MI
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 700.3
> Total property crimes: 580 — the fewest of 276 metros
> Total larceny-thefts: 461 — 2nd fewest of 276 metros
> Total burglaries: 93 — the fewest of 276 metros
> Total vehicle thefts: 26 — the fewest of 276 metros
> Population: 83,156
Methodology
To determine the metro areas with the lowest 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 metro areas in these states were not excluded from analysis. Only metro areas for which the boundaries defined by the FBI match the boundaries as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau were considered.
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 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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