US Number of Adult Arrests for Motor vehicle theft Offenses By State in 2023

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 54,048 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 (10,172), Texas (6,531), New York (5,022), Colorado (3,106), and Tennessee (2,727).

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 2023 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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State Number of Arrests Percent of US Total (%)
California 10172 18.82
Texas 6531 12.08
New York 5022 9.29
Colorado 3106 5.75
Tennessee 2727 5.05
Oregon 1725 3.19
Pennsylvania 1622 3.00
Missouri 1385 2.56
Michigan 1345 2.49
Virginia 1186 2.19
Florida 1063 1.97
Washington 984 1.82
Indiana 972 1.80
Oklahoma 919 1.70
North Carolina 908 1.68
Louisiana 896 1.66
Arizona 895 1.66
Maryland 870 1.61
Wisconsin 850 1.57
South Carolina 813 1.50
Georgia 754 1.40
Illinois 746 1.38
Nevada 712 1.32
Ohio 668 1.24
Minnesota 580 1.07
Kentucky 563 1.04
Alabama 549 1.02
Connecticut 500 0.93
New Jersey 468 0.87
Iowa 449 0.83
Massachusetts 415 0.77
Arkansas 403 0.75
Kansas 341 0.63
New Mexico 294 0.54
Montana 263 0.49
Alaska 254 0.47
Utah 251 0.46
North Dakota 224 0.41
Maine 218 0.40
South Dakota 213 0.39
Mississippi 187 0.35
Rhode Island 140 0.26
Delaware 132 0.24
West Virginia 131 0.24
Nebraska 115 0.21
Idaho 95 0.18
Vermont 91 0.17
New Hampshire 87 0.16
Wyoming 80 0.15
Hawaii 74 0.14
District of Columbia 60 0.11