US Number of Total 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 70,469 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 (11,511), Texas (8,136), New York (6,195), Colorado (3,482), and Tennessee (3,126).

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 2023 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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State Number of Arrests Percent of US Total (%)
California 11511 16.34
Texas 8136 11.55
New York 6195 8.79
Colorado 3482 4.94
Tennessee 3126 4.44
Pennsylvania 2599 3.69
Florida 1961 2.78
Maryland 1939 2.75
Oregon 1877 2.66
Michigan 1823 2.59
Missouri 1753 2.49
North Carolina 1678 2.38
Virginia 1453 2.06
Wisconsin 1405 1.99
Arizona 1330 1.89
Indiana 1325 1.88
Louisiana 1298 1.84
Illinois 1252 1.78
Washington 1232 1.75
Ohio 1161 1.65
Oklahoma 1131 1.61
Georgia 1059 1.50
South Carolina 1052 1.49
Nevada 909 1.29
Connecticut 903 1.28
Minnesota 844 1.20
Kentucky 757 1.07
Iowa 713 1.01
New Jersey 696 0.99
Alabama 649 0.92
Massachusetts 522 0.74
Arkansas 495 0.70
Kansas 417 0.59
New Mexico 338 0.48
Utah 329 0.47
Montana 317 0.45
South Dakota 295 0.42
Maine 274 0.39
North Dakota 274 0.39
Alaska 269 0.38
Mississippi 264 0.38
Delaware 242 0.34
Nebraska 224 0.32
Rhode Island 185 0.26
Idaho 164 0.23
West Virginia 138 0.20
Wyoming 103 0.15
District of Columbia 101 0.14
Vermont 99 0.14
New Hampshire 93 0.13
Hawaii 77 0.11