US Number of Total Arrests for Larceny-theft Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 488,446 total arrests made in the US for larceny-theft offenses. This value is the total for all US states and DC.
Among all US states, the following were among the top 5 that had high number of total arrests for larceny-theft offenses: Florida (46,430), Texas (39,550), California (28,350), New York (23,644), and Tennessee (22,193).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Larceny-theft offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.
The interactive chart below shows the number of total arrests made in the US for larceny-theft offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.
| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 46430 | 9.51 |
| Texas | 39550 | 8.10 |
| California | 28350 | 5.80 |
| New York | 23644 | 4.84 |
| Tennessee | 22193 | 4.54 |
| Arizona | 21221 | 4.35 |
| North Carolina | 18340 | 3.76 |
| Virginia | 17481 | 3.58 |
| Ohio | 15996 | 3.28 |
| Wisconsin | 15972 | 3.27 |
| Washington | 15816 | 3.24 |
| South Carolina | 15208 | 3.11 |
| Colorado | 15064 | 3.08 |
| Minnesota | 14715 | 3.01 |
| Missouri | 14066 | 2.88 |
| Louisiana | 13334 | 2.73 |
| New Jersey | 12595 | 2.58 |
| Oregon | 11815 | 2.42 |
| Michigan | 11088 | 2.27 |
| Utah | 10058 | 2.06 |
| Georgia | 9355 | 1.92 |
| Oklahoma | 9328 | 1.91 |
| Arkansas | 8608 | 1.76 |
| Connecticut | 6919 | 1.42 |
| Iowa | 6862 | 1.41 |
| Kentucky | 6535 | 1.34 |
| Indiana | 5975 | 1.22 |
| Nevada | 5284 | 1.08 |
| Massachusetts | 4646 | 0.95 |
| Nebraska | 4097 | 0.84 |
| Montana | 3383 | 0.69 |
| Maine | 3366 | 0.69 |
| Delaware | 3327 | 0.68 |
| Kansas | 2853 | 0.58 |
| West Virginia | 2696 | 0.55 |
| Mississippi | 2660 | 0.55 |
| Idaho | 2584 | 0.53 |
| New Mexico | 2529 | 0.52 |
| New Hampshire | 2325 | 0.48 |
| North Dakota | 2244 | 0.46 |
| South Dakota | 1656 | 0.34 |
| Wyoming | 1640 | 0.34 |
| Alaska | 1545 | 0.32 |
| Maryland | 1372 | 0.28 |
| Rhode Island | 1173 | 0.24 |
| Vermont | 995 | 0.20 |
| Hawaii | 709 | 0.14 |
| Illinois | 355 | 0.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 289 | 0.06 |
| Alabama | 127 | 0.03 |
| District of Columbia | 73 | 0.02 |