U.S.: reported larceny-theft cases 2021

In 2021, about 4.63 million reported cases of larceny-theft occurred in the United States. The number of larceny-theft cases has decreased since 1990, when about 7.95 million reported cases occurred nationwide.

Number of reported larceny-theft cases in the United States from 1990 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of reported cases
2021	4,627,000
2020	4,865,100
2019	5,152,267
2018	5,232,167
2017	5,513,000
2016	5,644,835
2015	5,723,488
2014	5,809,054
2013	6,019,465
2012	6,168,874
2011	6,151,095
2010	6,204,601
2009	6,338,095
2008	6,586,206
2007	6,591,542
2006	6,626,363
2005	6,783,447
2004	6,937,089
2003	7,026,802
2002	7,057,379
2001	7,092,267
2000	6,971,590
1999	6,955,520
1998	7,376,311
1997	7,743,760
1996	7,904,685
1995	7,997,710
1994	7,879,812
1993	7,820,909
1992	7,915,199
1991	8,142,228
1990	7,945,700

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Larceny is defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, as the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded.

The data from previous years can be accessed at the Uniform Crime Reports section on the Website of the FBI.

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