Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) Arrests
63,831 arrests for stolen property (buy/receive/possess) were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 1.0% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for stolen property (buy/receive/possess)
By sex & age
Shares of all stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 62,162 race entries reported (53,512 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 35,052 | 56.4% |
| Black or African American | 25,050 | 40.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 757 | 1.2% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,303 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12,356 | 23.1% |
States with the most stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 11,568 | 1.9% |
| New York | 4,727 | 1.4% |
| North Carolina | 3,438 | 1.6% |
| Washington | 3,142 | 2.1% |
| New Jersey | 2,197 | 1.4% |
| Michigan | 2,159 | 1.2% |
| Ohio | 2,051 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,911 | 0.8% |
| Nevada | 1,905 | 1.8% |
| South Carolina | 1,849 | 1.2% |
| Georgia | 1,777 | 0.9% |
| Missouri | 1,752 | 1.3% |
| Louisiana | 1,658 | 2.0% |
| Kentucky | 1,488 | 0.8% |
| Minnesota | 1,451 | 1.2% |
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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.
Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests — FAQ
How many stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
63,831 arrests for stolen property (buy/receive/possess) were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 1.0% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests?+
California reported the most (11,568), followed by New York (4,727) and North Carolina (3,438). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for stolen property (buy/receive/possess)?+
In 2024, 20.2% of stolen property (buy/receive/possess) arrests were of women and 11.6% were of juveniles under 18 (of 63,831 total).