US Number of Adult Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2022

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 55,972 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 (12,579), Texas (6,632), Colorado (3,697), Tennessee (2,941), and Oregon (2,182).

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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2022 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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State Number of Arrests Percent of US Total (%)
California 12579 22.47
Texas 6632 11.85
Colorado 3697 6.61
Tennessee 2941 5.25
Oregon 2182 3.90
Florida 2024 3.62
New York 1691 3.02
Missouri 1644 2.94
Michigan 1340 2.39
Washington 1251 2.24
Pennsylvania 1197 2.14
Oklahoma 1163 2.08
Arizona 1107 1.98
Virginia 1050 1.88
North Carolina 960 1.72
South Carolina 907 1.62
Indiana 903 1.61
Georgia 897 1.60
Louisiana 864 1.54
Wisconsin 844 1.51
Ohio 842 1.50
Minnesota 750 1.34
Nevada 720 1.29
Maryland 596 1.07
Arkansas 527 0.94
Alabama 523 0.93
Kentucky 508 0.91
Connecticut 489 0.87
Iowa 487 0.87
Massachusetts 438 0.78
New Jersey 434 0.78
Illinois 411 0.73
New Mexico 319 0.57
Utah 308 0.55
Alaska 306 0.55
Kansas 298 0.53
Montana 261 0.47
South Dakota 261 0.47
North Dakota 226 0.40
Mississippi 212 0.38
Maine 166 0.30
Rhode Island 153 0.27
Delaware 152 0.27
Idaho 115 0.21
Nebraska 110 0.20
Vermont 100 0.18
New Hampshire 99 0.18
West Virginia 88 0.16
Hawaii 80 0.14
Wyoming 77 0.14
District of Columbia 43 0.08