Property crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Burglary Arrests
101,455 arrests for burglary were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 1.5% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for burglary
By sex & age
Shares of all burglary arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 99,117 race entries reported (85,057 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 61,983 | 62.5% |
| Black or African American | 33,921 | 34.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,617 | 1.6% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,596 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17,022 | 20.0% |
States with the most burglary arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 10,137 | 3.0% |
| California | 8,753 | 1.5% |
| Texas | 7,988 | 1.4% |
| North Carolina | 5,023 | 2.3% |
| Washington | 4,089 | 2.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 3,569 | 1.4% |
| Tennessee | 3,493 | 1.4% |
| Illinois | 3,173 | 1.7% |
| Colorado | 3,033 | 1.7% |
| Ohio | 2,794 | 1.6% |
| Arizona | 2,700 | 1.3% |
| Maryland | 2,584 | 2.3% |
| Florida | 2,542 | 1.2% |
| Louisiana | 2,504 | 2.9% |
| South Carolina | 2,436 | 1.6% |
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About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Burglary arrests — FAQ
How many burglary arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
101,455 arrests for burglary were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 1.5% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most burglary arrests?+
New York reported the most (10,137), followed by California (8,753) and Texas (7,988). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for burglary?+
In 2024, 19% of burglary arrests were of women and 10.1% were of juveniles under 18 (of 101,455 total).