US Number of Adult Arrests for Larceny-theft Offenses By State in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 304,220 adult 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 adult arrests for larceny-theft offenses: Texas (33,720), Tennessee (16,637), North Carolina (15,302), Virginia (14,312), and Ohio (12,404).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total 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 adult 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 33720 | 11.08 |
| Tennessee | 16637 | 5.47 |
| North Carolina | 15302 | 5.03 |
| Virginia | 14312 | 4.70 |
| Ohio | 12404 | 4.08 |
| Colorado | 11950 | 3.93 |
| South Carolina | 11703 | 3.85 |
| Minnesota | 11629 | 3.82 |
| Georgia | 11209 | 3.69 |
| Washington | 10949 | 3.60 |
| Wisconsin | 10648 | 3.50 |
| Missouri | 10159 | 3.34 |
| Michigan | 9142 | 3.01 |
| Louisiana | 8665 | 2.85 |
| Oregon | 8640 | 2.84 |
| Utah | 7886 | 2.59 |
| Arizona | 7025 | 2.31 |
| Oklahoma | 6574 | 2.16 |
| Indiana | 6558 | 2.16 |
| Arkansas | 6491 | 2.13 |
| New York | 6457 | 2.12 |
| Kentucky | 6335 | 2.08 |
| Connecticut | 5341 | 1.76 |
| Iowa | 4997 | 1.64 |
| Nevada | 4422 | 1.45 |
| Massachusetts | 4140 | 1.36 |
| Illinois | 3111 | 1.02 |
| Mississippi | 3084 | 1.01 |
| Maine | 2855 | 0.94 |
| Alabama | 2819 | 0.93 |
| Kansas | 2774 | 0.91 |
| Montana | 2756 | 0.91 |
| Delaware | 2686 | 0.88 |
| West Virginia | 2341 | 0.77 |
| Maryland | 2006 | 0.66 |
| Nebraska | 1960 | 0.64 |
| California | 1855 | 0.61 |
| Idaho | 1711 | 0.56 |
| New Hampshire | 1700 | 0.56 |
| North Dakota | 1589 | 0.52 |
| New Mexico | 1316 | 0.43 |
| New Jersey | 1186 | 0.39 |
| Hawaii | 1089 | 0.36 |
| Rhode Island | 946 | 0.31 |
| Vermont | 891 | 0.29 |
| Wyoming | 603 | 0.20 |
| Pennsylvania | 590 | 0.19 |
| South Dakota | 580 | 0.19 |
| Alaska | 326 | 0.11 |
| Florida | 90 | 0.03 |
| District of Columbia | 61 | 0.02 |
