US Number of Total Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 65,482 total 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 total arrests for motor vehicle theft offenses: California (16,369), Florida (7,156), Texas (5,637), Tennessee (3,687), and Colorado (3,452).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile 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 total 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 | 16369 | 25.00 |
| Florida | 7156 | 10.93 |
| Texas | 5637 | 8.61 |
| Tennessee | 3687 | 5.63 |
| Colorado | 3452 | 5.27 |
| Oregon | 1934 | 2.95 |
| Missouri | 1898 | 2.90 |
| New York | 1786 | 2.73 |
| Arizona | 1670 | 2.55 |
| Oklahoma | 1497 | 2.29 |
| Washington | 1390 | 2.12 |
| North Carolina | 1274 | 1.95 |
| Wisconsin | 1217 | 1.86 |
| Minnesota | 1201 | 1.83 |
| Michigan | 1185 | 1.81 |
| Virginia | 1043 | 1.59 |
| South Carolina | 1033 | 1.58 |
| Louisiana | 996 | 1.52 |
| Indiana | 884 | 1.35 |
| Ohio | 763 | 1.17 |
| Georgia | 717 | 1.10 |
| Kentucky | 712 | 1.09 |
| Connecticut | 667 | 1.02 |
| Iowa | 642 | 0.98 |
| New Jersey | 587 | 0.90 |
| Nevada | 574 | 0.88 |
| Arkansas | 553 | 0.85 |
| Massachusetts | 493 | 0.75 |
| Utah | 438 | 0.67 |
| South Dakota | 383 | 0.59 |
| Alaska | 338 | 0.52 |
| Nebraska | 315 | 0.48 |
| Montana | 307 | 0.47 |
| North Dakota | 305 | 0.47 |
| Kansas | 272 | 0.42 |
| Maine | 257 | 0.39 |
| Mississippi | 238 | 0.36 |
| West Virginia | 201 | 0.31 |
| New Mexico | 191 | 0.29 |
| Hawaii | 186 | 0.28 |
| Maryland | 173 | 0.26 |
| Delaware | 159 | 0.24 |
| Rhode Island | 150 | 0.23 |
| Idaho | 149 | 0.23 |
| Wyoming | 149 | 0.23 |
| New Hampshire | 143 | 0.22 |
| Vermont | 61 | 0.09 |
| Alabama | 14 | 0.02 |
| Illinois | 13 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 0.02 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | 0.02 |