US Number of Total Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 42,639 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: Texas (6,681), Colorado (4,044), Tennessee (3,587), Oregon (2,168), and Missouri (1,965).

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 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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State Number of Arrests Percent of US Total (%)
Texas 6681 15.67
Colorado 4044 9.48
Tennessee 3587 8.41
Oregon 2168 5.09
Missouri 1965 4.61
Oklahoma 1406 3.30
North Carolina 1315 3.08
Georgia 1276 2.99
Michigan 1259 2.95
Wisconsin 1165 2.73
Indiana 1143 2.68
Washington 1124 2.64
South Carolina 1082 2.54
Virginia 1010 2.37
Ohio 935 2.19
Minnesota 913 2.14
Iowa 824 1.93
California 823 1.93
Louisiana 823 1.93
Kentucky 778 1.83
Nevada 702 1.65
Arizona 697 1.64
Connecticut 669 1.57
Arkansas 660 1.55
Massachusetts 523 1.23
New York 520 1.22
Utah 374 0.88
Maryland 364 0.85
Alabama 354 0.83
Montana 318 0.75
Kansas 305 0.72
Mississippi 275 0.65
South Dakota 248 0.58
North Dakota 225 0.53
Nebraska 207 0.49
Maine 203 0.48
Delaware 186 0.44
Idaho 181 0.42
New Mexico 178 0.42
West Virginia 176 0.41
Illinois 164 0.39
Rhode Island 164 0.39
New Hampshire 121 0.28
Wyoming 109 0.26
New Jersey 102 0.24
Alaska 96 0.23
Vermont 76 0.18
Hawaii 73 0.17
Pennsylvania 26 0.06
Florida 13 0.03
District of Columbia 9 0.02