Property crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Larceny-theft Arrests
662,515 arrests for larceny-theft were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 9.9% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for larceny-theft
By sex & age
Shares of all larceny-theft arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 645,120 race entries reported (551,511 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 399,894 | 62.0% |
| Black or African American | 221,925 | 34.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 10,410 | 1.6% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 12,891 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 113,397 | 20.6% |
States with the most larceny-theft arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 72,179 | 21.2% |
| Texas | 50,067 | 9.0% |
| California | 43,110 | 7.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 33,736 | 13.4% |
| Virginia | 23,902 | 11.6% |
| Florida | 20,254 | 9.3% |
| Arizona | 20,248 | 9.8% |
| Ohio | 19,934 | 11.5% |
| New Jersey | 19,271 | 12.5% |
| Washington | 19,026 | 12.5% |
| Tennessee | 18,659 | 7.5% |
| Illinois | 18,388 | 9.8% |
| Georgia | 17,798 | 9.5% |
| North Carolina | 17,330 | 7.9% |
| Colorado | 17,206 | 9.9% |
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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.
Larceny-theft arrests — FAQ
How many larceny-theft arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
662,515 arrests for larceny-theft were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 9.9% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most larceny-theft arrests?+
New York reported the most (72,179), followed by Texas (50,067) and California (43,110). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for larceny-theft?+
In 2024, 38.2% of larceny-theft arrests were of women and 8.1% were of juveniles under 18 (of 662,515 total).