US Number of Total Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2026.

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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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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