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US states by property crimes

California had the highest property crimes of 51 states in 2016, at 1 million. Vermont had the lowest, at 9,705. The median was 111,911 and the figure for the United States was 7.93 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest1,002,070California
Lowest9,705Vermont
Median111,91151 states
United States7,928,530History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 143,259 countAlaska: 24,876 countArizona: 207,317 countArkansas: 98,092 countCalifornia: 1,002,070 countColorado: 152,146 countConnecticut: 64,875 countDelaware: 26,370 countDistrict of Columbia: 32,377 countFlorida: 553,812 countGeorgia: 307,305 countHawaii: 42,353 countIdaho: 29,357 countIllinois: 263,256 countIndiana: 168,460 countIowa: 65,888 countKansas: 82,293 countKentucky: 97,713 countLouisiana: 154,511 countMaine: 21,908 countMaryland: 139,716 countMassachusetts: 106,430 countMichigan: 190,249 countMinnesota: 117,723 countMississippi: 82,521 countMissouri: 170,661 countMontana: 28,156 countNebraska: 43,197 countNevada: 75,922 countNew Hampshire: 20,323 countNew Jersey: 138,012 countNew Mexico: 81,930 countNew York: 305,224 countNorth Carolina: 277,765 countNorth Dakota: 17,451 countOhio: 300,945 countOklahoma: 118,010 countOregon: 121,716 countPennsylvania: 222,394 countRhode Island: 18,910 countSouth Carolina: 161,534 countSouth Dakota: 17,207 countTennessee: 191,199 countTexas: 769,892 countUtah: 90,561 countVermont: 9,705 countVirginia: 157,292 countWashington: 254,994 countWest Virginia: 37,282 countWisconsin: 111,911 countWyoming: 11,460 count
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count, 2016. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

California: 1,002,070 countCalifornia1,002,070Texas: 769,892 countTexas769,892Florida: 553,812 countFlorida553,812Georgia: 307,305 countGeorgia307,305New York: 305,224 countNew York305,224Ohio: 300,945 countOhio300,945North Carolina: 277,765 countNorth Carolina277,765Illinois: 263,256 countIllinois263,256Washington: 254,994 countWashington254,994Pennsylvania: 222,394 countPennsylvania222,394Arizona: 207,317 countArizona207,317Tennessee: 191,199 countTennessee191,199Michigan: 190,249 countMichigan190,249Missouri: 170,661 countMissouri170,661Indiana: 168,460 countIndiana168,460South Carolina: 161,534 countSouth Carolina161,534Virginia: 157,292 countVirginia157,292Louisiana: 154,511 countLouisiana154,511Colorado: 152,146 countColorado152,146Alabama: 143,259 countAlabama143,259Maryland: 139,716 countMaryland139,716New Jersey: 138,012 countNew Jersey138,012Oregon: 121,716 countOregon121,716Oklahoma: 118,010 countOklahoma118,010Minnesota: 117,723 countMinnesota117,723Wisconsin: 111,911 countWisconsin111,911Massachusetts: 106,430 countMassachusetts106,430Arkansas: 98,092 countArkansas98,092Kentucky: 97,713 countKentucky97,713Utah: 90,561 countUtah90,561Mississippi: 82,521 countMississippi82,521Kansas: 82,293 countKansas82,293New Mexico: 81,930 countNew Mexico81,930Nevada: 75,922 countNevada75,922Iowa: 65,888 countIowa65,888Connecticut: 64,875 countConnecticut64,875Nebraska: 43,197 countNebraska43,197Hawaii: 42,353 countHawaii42,353West Virginia: 37,282 countWest Virginia37,282District of Columbia: 32,377 countDistrict of Columbia32,377Idaho: 29,357 countIdaho29,357Montana: 28,156 countMontana28,156Delaware: 26,370 countDelaware26,370Alaska: 24,876 countAlaska24,876Maine: 21,908 countMaine21,908New Hampshire: 20,323 countNew Hampshire20,323Rhode Island: 18,910 countRhode Island18,910North Dakota: 17,451 countNorth Dakota17,451South Dakota: 17,207 countSouth Dakota17,207Wyoming: 11,460 countWyoming11,460Vermont: 9,705 countVermont9,705California: 1,002,070 countCalifornia1,002,070Texas: 769,892 countTexas769,892Florida: 553,812 countFlorida553,812Georgia: 307,305 countGeorgia307,305New York: 305,224 countNew York305,224Ohio: 300,945 countOhio300,945North Carolina: 277,765 countNorth Carolina277,765Illinois: 263,256 countIllinois263,256Washington: 254,994 countWashington254,994Pennsylvania: 222,394 countPennsylvania222,394Arizona: 207,317 countArizona207,317Tennessee: 191,199 countTennessee191,199Michigan: 190,249 countMichigan190,249Missouri: 170,661 countMissouri170,661Indiana: 168,460 countIndiana168,460South Carolina: 161,534 countSouth Carolina161,534Virginia: 157,292 countVirginia157,292Louisiana: 154,511 countLouisiana154,511Colorado: 152,146 countColorado152,146Alabama: 143,259 countAlabama143,259Maryland: 139,716 countMaryland139,716New Jersey: 138,012 countNew Jersey138,012Oregon: 121,716 countOregon121,716Oklahoma: 118,010 countOklahoma118,010Minnesota: 117,723 countMinnesota117,723Wisconsin: 111,911 countWisconsin111,911Massachusetts: 106,430 countMassachusetts106,430Arkansas: 98,092 countArkansas98,092Kentucky: 97,713 countKentucky97,713Utah: 90,561 countUtah90,561Mississippi: 82,521 countMississippi82,521Kansas: 82,293 countKansas82,293New Mexico: 81,930 countNew Mexico81,930Nevada: 75,922 countNevada75,922Iowa: 65,888 countIowa65,888Connecticut: 64,875 countConnecticut64,875Nebraska: 43,197 countNebraska43,197Hawaii: 42,353 countHawaii42,353West Virginia: 37,282 countWest Virginia37,282District of Columbia: 32,377 countDistrict of Columbia32,377Idaho: 29,357 countIdaho29,357Montana: 28,156 countMontana28,156Delaware: 26,370 countDelaware26,370Alaska: 24,876 countAlaska24,876Maine: 21,908 countMaine21,908New Hampshire: 20,323 countNew Hampshire20,323Rhode Island: 18,910 countRhode Island18,910North Dakota: 17,451 countNorth Dakota17,451South Dakota: 17,207 countSouth Dakota17,207Wyoming: 11,460 countWyoming11,460Vermont: 9,705 countVermont9,705
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California1,002,070-2.2%
2Texas769,892-1.2%
3Florida553,812-2.9%
4Georgia307,305-2.8%
5New York305,224-3.8%
6Ohio300,945-0.9%
7North Carolina277,765+0.7%
8Illinois263,256+2.4%
9Washington254,994+2.2%
10Pennsylvania222,394-4.1%
11Arizona207,317+0.1%
12Tennessee191,199-2.5%
13Michigan190,249-0.5%
14Missouri170,661-1.8%
15Indiana168,460-2%
16South Carolina161,534-0.8%
17Virginia157,292-0.3%
18Louisiana154,511-2%
19Colorado152,146+5.6%
20Alabama143,259-1.1%
21Maryland139,716-2%
22New Jersey138,012-5.3%
23Oregon121,716+1.6%
24Oklahoma118,010+3.5%
25Minnesota117,723-3.5%
26Wisconsin111,911-2%
27Massachusetts106,430-7.1%
28Arkansas98,092+0.7%
29Kentucky97,713+0.2%
30Utah90,561+0.9%
31Mississippi82,521-3.8%
32Kansas82,293+2.8%
33New Mexico81,930+6.1%
34Nevada75,922-1.6%
35Iowa65,888+1.9%
36Connecticut64,875-1.1%
37Nebraska43,197+1.4%
38Hawaii42,353-6.7%
39West Virginia37,282-3.6%
40District of Columbia32,377+3%
41Idaho29,357+1.5%
42Montana28,156+3.2%
43Delaware26,370+3.2%
44Alaska24,876+19.6%
45Maine21,908-10.1%
46New Hampshire20,323-13.3%
47Rhode Island18,910-5.6%
48North Dakota17,451-1.5%
49South Dakota17,207+2.8%
50Wyoming11,460+2.8%
51Vermont9,705+7.1%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, US states by property crimes, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/property-crimes/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest property crimes?

California, with 1 million in 2016, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest property crimes?

Vermont, with 9,705 in 2016.

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