USA - number of arrests for property offenses 2021

In 2021, about 684,500 offenders in the United States were arrested for a property crime. This is a significant decrease from 1990 levels, when about 2.22 million people were arrested for property crimes in the country.

Number of arrests for property offenses in United States from 1990 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of arrests
2021	684,500
2020	871,370
2019	1,074,367
2018	1,167,296
2017	1,249,757
2016	1,353,283
2015	1,463,213
2014	1,553,980
2013	1,559,284
2012	1,646,212
2011	1,639,883
2010	1,643,962
2009	1,728,285
2008	1,687,345
2007	1,610,088
2006	1,540,297
2005	1,609,327
2004	1,644,197
2003	1,605,100
2002	1,614,000
2001	1,618,500
2000	1,620,900
1999	1,644,500
1998	1,805,600
1997	2,015,600
1996	2,045,600
1995	2,128,600
1994	2,131,700
1993	2,094,300
1992	2,146,000
1991	2,252,500
1990	2,217,800

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Property offenses are defined in line the with the Property Index offenses of the FBI. Property crimes include burglary, motor vehicle theft, or theft. This category includes both attempted and completed crimes.

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

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