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Property crimes in California

Property crimes in California was 705,345 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count705,345
Change on 2024-9%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high1,726,3911991
Series low705,3452025

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Property crimes in California, 1979 to 2025

500K750K1M1.25M1.5M1.75M19791986199320002007201420251979: 1,511,021 count1980: 1,633,042 count1981: 1,625,302 count1982: 1,599,827 count1983: 1,486,487 count1984: 1,461,731 count1985: 1,516,710 count1986: 1,576,299 count1987: 1,545,928 count1988: 1,607,180 count1989: 1,681,516 count1990: 1,654,186 count1991: 1,726,391 count1992: 1,716,137 count1993: 1,678,884 count1994: 1,622,102 count1995: 1,536,830 count1996: 1,385,135 count1997: 1,312,367 count1998: 1,188,791 count1999: 1,053,285 count2000: 1,056,183 count2001: 1,134,189 count2002: 1,176,484 count2003: 1,215,086 count2004: 1,227,194 count2005: 1,200,531 count2006: 1,159,988 count2007: 1,112,510 count2008: 1,080,996 count2009: 1,009,433 count2010: 981,939 count2011: 973,822 count2012: 1,049,465 count2013: 1,018,907 count2014: 947,193 count2015: 1,024,914 count2016: 1,002,070 count2017: 987,063 count2018: 941,644 count2019: 921,177 count2020: 842,054 count2021: 847,567 count2022: 921,693 count2023: 911,797 count2024: 774,784 count2025: 705,345 count500K1M1.5M2M19791995201120251979: 1,511,021 count1980: 1,633,042 count1981: 1,625,302 count1982: 1,599,827 count1983: 1,486,487 count1984: 1,461,731 count1985: 1,516,710 count1986: 1,576,299 count1987: 1,545,928 count1988: 1,607,180 count1989: 1,681,516 count1990: 1,654,186 count1991: 1,726,391 count1992: 1,716,137 count1993: 1,678,884 count1994: 1,622,102 count1995: 1,536,830 count1996: 1,385,135 count1997: 1,312,367 count1998: 1,188,791 count1999: 1,053,285 count2000: 1,056,183 count2001: 1,134,189 count2002: 1,176,484 count2003: 1,215,086 count2004: 1,227,194 count2005: 1,200,531 count2006: 1,159,988 count2007: 1,112,510 count2008: 1,080,996 count2009: 1,009,433 count2010: 981,939 count2011: 973,822 count2012: 1,049,465 count2013: 1,018,907 count2014: 947,193 count2015: 1,024,914 count2016: 1,002,070 count2017: 987,063 count2018: 941,644 count2019: 921,177 count2020: 842,054 count2021: 847,567 count2022: 921,693 count2023: 911,797 count2024: 774,784 count2025: 705,345 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
2025705,345
2024774,784
2023911,797
2022921,693
2021847,567
2020842,054
2019921,177
2018941,644
2017987,063
20161,002,070
20151,024,914
2014947,193
20131,018,907
20121,049,465
2011973,822
2010981,939
20091,009,433
20081,080,996
20071,112,510
20061,159,988
20051,200,531
20041,227,194
20031,215,086
20021,176,484
20011,134,189
20001,056,183
19991,053,285
19981,188,791
19971,312,367
19961,385,135
19951,536,830
19941,622,102
19931,678,884
19921,716,137
19911,726,391
19901,654,186
19891,681,516
19881,607,180
19871,545,928
19861,576,299
19851,516,710
19841,461,731
19831,486,487
19821,599,827
19811,625,302
19801,633,042
19791,511,021

Compared with United States

Place2025
California705,345
United States5,245,768

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 75,912 countAlaska: 13,955 countArizona: 115,387 countArkansas: 51,235 countCalifornia: 705,345 countColorado: 128,884 countConnecticut: 42,270 countDelaware: 16,527 countDistrict of Columbia: 21,727 countFlorida: 275,952 countGeorgia: 159,289 countHawaii: 22,979 countIdaho: 12,280 countIllinois: 191,736 countIndiana: 73,375 countIowa: 37,944 countKansas: 53,485 countKentucky: 58,127 countLouisiana: 90,810 countMaine: 13,287 countMaryland: 114,010 countMassachusetts: 73,776 countMichigan: 127,461 countMinnesota: 82,295 countMississippi: 37,334 countMissouri: 103,095 countMontana: 16,581 countNebraska: 27,821 countNevada: 65,513 countNew Hampshire: 11,579 countNew Jersey: 119,317 countNew Mexico: 47,601 countNew York: 315,001 countNorth Carolina: 199,308 countNorth Dakota: 11,658 countOhio: 170,032 countOklahoma: 74,776 countOregon: 90,513 countPennsylvania: 172,875 countRhode Island: 10,148 countSouth Carolina: 93,369 countSouth Dakota: 12,271 countTennessee: 119,717 countTexas: 566,340 countUtah: 50,092 countVermont: 9,150 countVirginia: 120,188 countWashington: 158,005 countWest Virginia: 18,602 countWisconsin: 60,723 countWyoming: 6,111 count
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Property crimes, 2025, count. California is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of property crimes: burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft known to law enforcement (arson is not estimated). FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime (Property crimes, California, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime, Property crimes, California, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/california. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Property crimes, California, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/california.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime, Property crimes, California, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/california (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime: Property crimes, California, 1979 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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}
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What is the property crimes in California?

Property crimes in California was 705,345 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest property crimes in California?

1.73 million in 1991, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Property crimes elsewhere in United States

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