US Number of Total Arrests By Population Group for Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing Offenses in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 61,868 total arrests made in the US for stolen property buying receiving possessing offenses. There were 46,638 total arrests made in All Cities; 11,739 total arrests made in Metropolitan Counties; 3,491 total arrests made in Nonmetropolitan Counties; and 22,898 total arrests made in Suburban Areas.

In terms of rate of arrests per 100K inhabitants, Group I - Cities had the highest (31.8), followed by Group II - Cities (31.3), and Group III - Cities (30.8).

The chart below shows the rate of stolen property buying receiving possessing arrests by population group, and the table below shows the number of arrests and rate of arrests by population group in the US.

You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.

Note
  1. Group I - Cities: Cities with a population of 250,000 and over.
  2. Group II - Cities: Cities with a population of 100,000 to 249,999.
  3. Group III - Cities: Cities with a population of 50,000 to 99,999.
  4. Group IV - Cities: Cities with a population of 25,000 to 49,999.
  5. Group V - Cities: Cities with a population of 10,000 to 24,999.
  6. Group VI - Cities: Cities with a population under 10,000.
Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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US Total Arrests Rate Per 100K By Population Group for Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing Offenses in 2020
Group I - Cities
Group II - Cities
Group III - Cities
Total Cities
Group IV - Cities
Group V - Cities
Group VI - Cities
Suburban Areas
Metropolitan Counties
Nonmetropolitan Counties
US Number and Rate of Arrests By Population Group for Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing Offenses in 2020
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Population Group Number of Arrests Rate Per 100K
Total Cities 46638 29.2
Group I - Cities 14083 31.8
Group II - Cities 8560 31.3
Group III - Cities 8596 30.8
Group IV - Cities 6018 26.1
Group V - Cities 5412 25.2
Group VI - Cities 3969 25.1
Metropolitan Counties 11739 23.4
Nonmetropolitan Counties 3491 18.4
Suburban Areas 22898 24.3