Property crime statistics describe two related but different pictures: offenses reported to law enforcement and household victimizations measured through surveys. In the United States, the FBI estimated 5,986,400 reported property-crime offenses in 2024, while the 2023 National Crime Victimization Survey estimated that 10,221,830 households experienced at least one property victimization.
Key Property Crime Statistics
The following figures summarize the most useful U.S. property crime data:
- In 2024, 5,986,400 reported property-crime offenses were estimated in the United States.
- In 2024, the estimated U.S. property-crime rate was 1,760.1 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.
- From 2023 to 2024, estimated U.S. property crime decreased 8.1%.
- In 2023, 10,221,830 U.S. households experienced at least one property victimization.
- In 2023, 7.66% of U.S. households experienced property crime under the NCVS One Victimization Adjustment Method.
- In 2023, other theft affected 8,574,200 U.S. households, or 6.43% of households.
- In 2023, burglary or trespassing affected 1,343,180 U.S. households, or 1.01% of households.
- In 2023, burglary alone affected 905,000 U.S. households, or 0.68% of households.
- In 2023, trespassing without theft affected 467,920 U.S. households, or 0.35% of households.
- In 2023, motor vehicle theft affected 749,950 U.S. households, or 0.56% of households.
- From 2023 to 2024, estimated motor vehicle theft decreased 18.6% in the FBI reported-offense series.
- From 2023 to 2024, reported automobile theft fell from 829,425 to 657,411 offenses among 15,060 reporting agencies.
- In 2023, about 30% of U.S. property victimizations were reported to police.
- In 2023, 72% of motor vehicle theft victimizations were reported to police.
- In 2024, 15.9% of reported property-crime offenses were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.
- In 2024, the FBI recorded 910,654 property-crime arrests in the United States.
- From 2023 to 2024, property crime decreased 10.5% in cities with at least 1,000,000 inhabitants.
- From 2023 to 2024, property crime decreased 10.9% in nonmetropolitan counties.
Contents
- Key Property Crime Statistics
- National Property Crime Statistics and 2023–2024 Trends
- Household Property Crime Data by Type, 2019–2023
- Burglary and Trespassing Statistics
- Motor Vehicle Theft Statistics and Vehicle Trends
- Property Crime Reporting, Arrests, and Clearance Outcomes
- Property Crime Trends by Community and Agency Population
National Property Crime Statistics and 2023–2024 Trends
The FBI’s UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024 estimated 5,986,400 property-crime offenses in the United States during 2024. Its estimated rate was 1,760.1 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with an updated 2023 rate of 1,934.1.
The FBI estimated an 8.1% decline in property crime from 2023 to 2024. The component changes were also negative: burglary fell 8.6%, larceny-theft fell 5.5%, and motor vehicle theft fell 18.6%.
| FBI measure | 2024 or change | Geography and basis |
|---|---|---|
| Property-crime offenses | 5,986,400 | U.S.; estimated reported offenses |
| Property-crime rate | 1,760.1 per 100,000 | U.S. inhabitants; 2024 estimate |
| Property-crime rate | 1,934.1 per 100,000 | U.S. inhabitants; updated 2023 estimate |
| Property crime | −8.1% | U.S.; 2023–2024 estimate comparison |
| Burglary | −8.6% | U.S.; 2023–2024 estimate comparison |
| Larceny-theft | −5.5% | U.S.; 2023–2024 estimate comparison |
| Motor vehicle theft | −18.6% | U.S.; 2023–2024 estimate comparison |
These are UCR estimates based on reported law-enforcement data, so they do not represent every victimization. The FBI also reported that 15.9% of property-crime offenses were cleared by arrest or exceptional means in 2024; clearance is not the same as conviction.
Household Property Crime Data by Type, 2019–2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Criminal Victimization, 2023 estimated that 10,221,830 U.S. households experienced at least one property victimization in 2023, equal to 7.66% of households. The NCVS measures household victimizations reported and not reported to police, rather than only offenses known to law enforcement.
| Year | Households experiencing property crime | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.66% of households | 7.66% |
| 2020 | 9,086,230 | 7.10% |
| 2021 | 8,812,620 | 6.81% |
| 2022 | 9,994,930 | 7.61% |
| 2023 | 10,221,830 | 7.66% |
The 2019 figure is a historical NCVS prevalence estimate. The 2020 estimate was affected by pandemic-era field operations and weighting adjustments, while the 2023 prevalence estimates use the One Victimization Adjustment Method (OVAM); comparisons should account for that transition.
Other theft was the largest listed household category. It affected 8,574,200 households, or 6.43%, in 2023; the corresponding figures were 8,285,670 households and 6.31% in 2022, 7,296,150 and 5.64% in 2021, 7,589,250 and 5.93% in 2020, and 7,901,380 and 6.25% in 2019.
Burglary and Trespassing Statistics
The NCVS groups burglary or trespassing as unlawful, forcible, or attempted entry, while excluding trespassing on land. In 2023, that combined category affected 1,343,180 households, or 1.01% of U.S. households.
| Household measure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary or trespassing | 1,745,570 (1.38%) | 1,411,150 (1.10%) | 1,369,940 (1.06%) | 1,474,140 (1.12%) | 1,343,180 (1.01%) |
| Burglary alone | — | — | 891,030 (0.69%) | 1,008,390 (0.77%) | 905,000 (0.68%) |
| Trespassing without theft | — | — | — | 497,280 (0.38%) | 467,920 (0.35%) |
Burglary alone counts incidents involving theft or attempted theft. Trespassing without theft includes no attempted theft and excludes trespassing on land.
The 2023 combined burglary-or-trespassing estimate is therefore broader than the burglary-alone measure.
Motor Vehicle Theft Statistics and Vehicle Trends
The NCVS estimated that motor vehicle theft affected 749,950 U.S. households, or 0.56%, in 2023. The comparable estimates were 680,930 households (0.52%) in 2022, 520,770 (0.40%) in 2021, 476,580 (0.37%) in 2020, and 467,950 (0.37%) in 2019.
The FBI’s same-agency comparison covered 15,060 reporting agencies. Reported automobile theft fell from 829,425 offenses in 2023 to 657,411 in 2024, a decrease described by the FBI as more than 20%.
| Vehicle category | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automobiles | 829,425 | 657,411 | More than 20% decrease |
| Trucks and buses | 124,114 | 99,065 | −20.2% |
| Other vehicles | 67,656 | 61,047 | −9.8% |
These vehicle-type figures are reported offenses in the same-agency comparison, not household victimization estimates. Automobile theft is a vehicle-type subset and is not the same measure as all motor vehicle theft.
Property Crime Reporting, Arrests, and Clearance Outcomes
The BJS Key Findings from the 2023 NCVS: Property Crime estimated that about 30% of property victimizations were reported to police. Reporting differed by type: 43% for burglary or trespassing, 72% for motor vehicle theft, and 25% for other theft.
| 2023 victimization type | Reported to police |
|---|---|
| Property victimizations overall | About 30% |
| Burglary or trespassing | 43% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 72% |
| Other theft | 25% |
The reporting gap helps explain why survey-based victimization estimates and police-recorded offense estimates should not be treated as interchangeable. The NCVS includes incidents not recorded by police, while the FBI UCR series is built from reported law-enforcement data.
The FBI recorded 910,654 property-crime arrests in 2024. A separate FBI age-group reporting series showed reported property-crime arrests rising from 763,444 in 2023 to 785,835 in 2024; the FBI notes that this series differs from the national estimate total because coverage and series definitions differ.
Within that age-group series, juvenile property-crime arrestees fell from 78,190 in 2023 to 74,012 in 2024, while adult arrestees rose from 685,254 to 711,823. Only 7.5% of cleared property-crime offenses in 2024 involved only juvenile offenders.
Property Crime Trends by Community and Agency Population
The FBI reported declines across each listed agency population group from 2023 to 2024. These are population-group trends based on comparable reporting agencies, not a complete census of every U.S. offense.
| Community or agency group | Change in property crime, 2023–2024 |
|---|---|
| Cities with 1,000,000+ inhabitants | −10.5% |
| Cities with 500,000–999,999 inhabitants | −8.4% |
| Cities with 250,000–499,999 inhabitants | −10.6% |
| Cities with 100,000–249,999 inhabitants | −7.3% |
| Cities with 50,000–99,999 inhabitants | −8.3% |
| Cities with 25,000–49,999 inhabitants | −7.4% |
| Cities with 10,000–24,999 inhabitants | −8.2% |
| Cities under 10,000 inhabitants | −8.6% |
| Metropolitan counties | −9.5% |
| Nonmetropolitan counties | −10.9% |
| Suburban areas | −8.4% |
The largest listed decline was 10.9% in nonmetropolitan counties, followed by 10.6% in cities with 250,000–499,999 inhabitants and 10.5% in cities with at least 1,000,000 inhabitants. Because these comparisons use agency population groups and specified comparable reporters, they should not be interpreted as direct risk rankings for individual neighborhoods or households.