Property crime rate in the U.S. by state 2022 | Statista (2024)

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In 2022, the nationwide rate of property crime in the United States was 1,954.4 cases per 100,000 of the population. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the rate of property crimes stood at 1,832.3 cases per 100,000 of the population.

In 2022, the nationwide rate of property crime in the United States was 1,954.4 cases per 100,000 of the population. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the rate of property crimes stood at 1,832.3 cases per 100,000 of the population.

Number of property crimes reported in the U.S. 2022, by state. In 2022, there were 914,517 cases of property crimes reported in California - the highest in the country. Texas, Florida, New York, and Washington rounded out the top five states in the U.S. for property crimes in that year.

DC recorded the highest violent crime rate in 2022, at 812 incidents per 100,000 residents. The district also saw the highest homicide rate in the country, at 29 homicides per 100,000. This trend is continuing to rise in DC, with a 39% increase in violent crime reported in 2023.

Larceny has a broader definition – the unlawful taking of property that belongs to someone else – therefore, it's the most common type of property crime.

Northeastern states have the lowest crime rates among regions. Its property crime rate was 27.6% lower than in the rest of the country; the violent crime rate was 23.0% lower. In 2022, three of the states with the lowest property crime rates and four with the lowest violent crime rates were in the Northeast.

How does property crime compare between cities? The FBI published property crime data for 2023 in 236 US cities with populations over 100,000. As was the case with violent crime, Memphis also led in property crime with 8,463 incidents crimes per 100,000 people, followed by St. Louis (6,234) and Denver (5,783).

Alaska has the highest violent crime rate and the thirteenth-highest property crime rate in the US. Alaska's violent crime rate is more than double that of the Pacific region and is the highest of all 50 states.

Which is safer, Texas or California? ›

If we look at the FBI's Crime in the United States Table 5 for 2019, which was the latest year I could find, we find California at 441.2 violent crimes and 2,331.2 property crimes, both per 100,000 inhabitants. For Texas we find 418.9 violent crimes and 2,390.7 property crimes, both per 100,000 inhabitants.

World's most dangerous cities, by murder rate 2024

In 2024, Colima in Mexico ranked as the world's most dangerous city with a homicide rate of 140 per 100,000 inhabitants. Seven of the 10 cities with the highest murder rates worldwide are all found in Mexico.

Number of murders in the U.S. 2022, by state

California reported the largest number of homicides to the FBI in 2022, at 2,197 for the year. Texas recorded the second-highest number of murders, with 2,020 for the year.

In 2022, the property crime rate in the District of Columbia was 3,561.5 reported property crimes per 100,000 residents. Washington, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon rounded out the top five states with the highest rates of property crime in that year.

With that said, there are some property crimes that are far more common than others. The most common types of property crimes are theft, burglary, and robbery. And while many people (and popular entertainment) use those terms interchangeably, from a legal standpoint they are three separate types of crimes.

Larceny and theft are the most common types of property crimes, with arson being the least common.

From 2011 to 2022, the rate varied between 362 and 399 offenses per 100,000 people. The property crime rate has declined by 62% since the 1991 peak, dropping from 5,140 offenses per 100,000 people in 1991 to the 2022 rate of 1,954. It decreased year-over-year in all years except between 2000–01 and 2021–22.

Definition. In the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.

It's worth noting that property crimes vastly outnumber violent crimes (the researchers found that 85% of all crimes were property crimes), so any change to the amount of property crime has an outsized impact on total crime.