US Number of Adult Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 55,343 adult arrests made in the US for motor vehicle 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 motor vehicle theft offenses: California (15,449), Florida (5,290), Texas (4,641), Colorado (3,151), and Tennessee (3,028).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Motor vehicle 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 motor vehicle 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| California | 15449 | 27.92 |
| Florida | 5290 | 9.56 |
| Texas | 4641 | 8.39 |
| Colorado | 3151 | 5.69 |
| Tennessee | 3028 | 5.47 |
| Oregon | 1841 | 3.33 |
| Missouri | 1662 | 3.00 |
| New York | 1403 | 2.54 |
| Arizona | 1397 | 2.52 |
| Oklahoma | 1325 | 2.39 |
| Washington | 1237 | 2.24 |
| North Carolina | 998 | 1.80 |
| South Carolina | 930 | 1.68 |
| Michigan | 928 | 1.68 |
| Virginia | 872 | 1.58 |
| Minnesota | 852 | 1.54 |
| Louisiana | 788 | 1.42 |
| Wisconsin | 760 | 1.37 |
| Indiana | 751 | 1.36 |
| Kentucky | 616 | 1.11 |
| Georgia | 596 | 1.08 |
| Ohio | 531 | 0.96 |
| Nevada | 515 | 0.93 |
| Arkansas | 491 | 0.89 |
| New Jersey | 453 | 0.82 |
| Connecticut | 423 | 0.76 |
| Massachusetts | 414 | 0.75 |
| Iowa | 405 | 0.73 |
| Utah | 350 | 0.63 |
| South Dakota | 287 | 0.52 |
| Alaska | 285 | 0.52 |
| Montana | 257 | 0.46 |
| North Dakota | 238 | 0.43 |
| Kansas | 235 | 0.43 |
| Mississippi | 210 | 0.38 |
| Nebraska | 207 | 0.37 |
| Maine | 202 | 0.37 |
| West Virginia | 193 | 0.35 |
| Hawaii | 181 | 0.33 |
| New Mexico | 180 | 0.33 |
| Maryland | 122 | 0.22 |
| New Hampshire | 121 | 0.22 |
| Idaho | 117 | 0.21 |
| Rhode Island | 108 | 0.20 |
| Wyoming | 104 | 0.19 |
| Delaware | 100 | 0.18 |
| Vermont | 56 | 0.10 |
| Alabama | 14 | 0.03 |
| Illinois | 11 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.02 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 0.01 |
