US Number of Adult Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 36,309 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: Texas (5,811), Colorado (3,836), Tennessee (3,072), Oregon (2,081), and Missouri (1,741).
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5811 | 16.00 |
| Colorado | 3836 | 10.57 |
| Tennessee | 3072 | 8.46 |
| Oregon | 2081 | 5.73 |
| Missouri | 1741 | 4.80 |
| Oklahoma | 1244 | 3.43 |
| North Carolina | 1053 | 2.90 |
| Washington | 1044 | 2.88 |
| Michigan | 1033 | 2.85 |
| South Carolina | 968 | 2.67 |
| Georgia | 938 | 2.58 |
| Indiana | 935 | 2.58 |
| Virginia | 884 | 2.44 |
| California | 782 | 2.15 |
| Minnesota | 760 | 2.09 |
| Wisconsin | 723 | 1.99 |
| Kentucky | 680 | 1.87 |
| Ohio | 677 | 1.87 |
| Louisiana | 657 | 1.81 |
| Nevada | 633 | 1.74 |
| Arizona | 620 | 1.71 |
| Arkansas | 590 | 1.63 |
| Iowa | 571 | 1.57 |
| Connecticut | 461 | 1.27 |
| Massachusetts | 446 | 1.23 |
| New York | 421 | 1.16 |
| Alabama | 315 | 0.87 |
| Utah | 293 | 0.81 |
| Montana | 273 | 0.75 |
| Kansas | 254 | 0.70 |
| Maryland | 243 | 0.67 |
| Mississippi | 238 | 0.66 |
| South Dakota | 205 | 0.56 |
| North Dakota | 175 | 0.48 |
| West Virginia | 169 | 0.47 |
| New Mexico | 168 | 0.46 |
| Maine | 160 | 0.44 |
| Delaware | 134 | 0.37 |
| Illinois | 126 | 0.35 |
| Idaho | 124 | 0.34 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | 0.33 |
| Nebraska | 113 | 0.31 |
| New Hampshire | 113 | 0.31 |
| Alaska | 88 | 0.24 |
| New Jersey | 87 | 0.24 |
| Wyoming | 80 | 0.22 |
| Vermont | 65 | 0.18 |
| Hawaii | 64 | 0.18 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 0.06 |
| Florida | 12 | 0.03 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0.02 |
