US Number of Adult Arrests for Larceny-theft Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 450,914 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: Florida (41,846), Texas (35,497), California (27,091), New York (22,636), and Tennessee (20,757).
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 41846 | 9.28 |
| Texas | 35497 | 7.87 |
| California | 27091 | 6.01 |
| New York | 22636 | 5.02 |
| Tennessee | 20757 | 4.60 |
| Arizona | 20002 | 4.44 |
| North Carolina | 17204 | 3.82 |
| Virginia | 16315 | 3.62 |
| Washington | 14981 | 3.32 |
| Ohio | 14799 | 3.28 |
| South Carolina | 14413 | 3.20 |
| Wisconsin | 14101 | 3.13 |
| Colorado | 13983 | 3.10 |
| Minnesota | 13258 | 2.94 |
| Missouri | 13134 | 2.91 |
| Louisiana | 12462 | 2.76 |
| New Jersey | 11663 | 2.59 |
| Oregon | 11226 | 2.49 |
| Michigan | 10207 | 2.26 |
| Utah | 8844 | 1.96 |
| Oklahoma | 8666 | 1.92 |
| Georgia | 8516 | 1.89 |
| Arkansas | 7961 | 1.77 |
| Connecticut | 6350 | 1.41 |
| Kentucky | 6285 | 1.39 |
| Iowa | 5833 | 1.29 |
| Indiana | 5528 | 1.23 |
| Nevada | 4835 | 1.07 |
| Massachusetts | 4428 | 0.98 |
| Nebraska | 3357 | 0.74 |
| Maine | 3147 | 0.70 |
| Delaware | 3143 | 0.70 |
| Montana | 2990 | 0.66 |
| West Virginia | 2676 | 0.59 |
| Kansas | 2566 | 0.57 |
| New Mexico | 2497 | 0.55 |
| Mississippi | 2412 | 0.54 |
| New Hampshire | 2199 | 0.49 |
| Idaho | 2147 | 0.48 |
| North Dakota | 2003 | 0.44 |
| Alaska | 1477 | 0.33 |
| Wyoming | 1426 | 0.32 |
| South Dakota | 1362 | 0.30 |
| Maryland | 1246 | 0.28 |
| Rhode Island | 1039 | 0.23 |
| Vermont | 951 | 0.21 |
| Hawaii | 687 | 0.15 |
| Illinois | 332 | 0.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 266 | 0.06 |
| Alabama | 122 | 0.03 |
| District of Columbia | 48 | 0.01 |
