Updated April 2026 · FBI UCR 2023

Larceny-Theft Rates by City (2023)

Larceny-theft rates per 100,000 residents, the most common property crime

Per-capita larceny-theft rates from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, with the U.S. national average of 1,402/100K shown alongside every city. Of 248 U.S. cities tracked here, 88 report rates above the national average and 160 below.

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What the FBI Counts as Larceny-Theft

Larceny-theft is the unlawful taking of property without the use of force, violence, or fraud. It is the most common of the FBI Part I offenses by volume — typically the largest single component of any city's property crime rate — and includes shoplifting, pickpocketing, theft from motor vehicles (but not motor vehicle theft itself), and bicycle theft. Larceny-theft rates correlate strongly with retail density and pedestrian traffic patterns.

National Pattern for Larceny-Theft

The U.S. national larceny-theft rate is 1,402 per 100,000 residents — the highest of the FBI Part I offenses by volume. Larceny-theft tracks retail density, pedestrian traffic, and tourist activity. Cities with major shopping districts, dense urban cores, and high day-time populations tend to report higher larceny rates simply because there are more transactions and more opportunities. Per-capita rates can therefore exaggerate the experience of long-term residents.

How to Read Larceny-Theft Rates by City

Read larceny rates alongside retail density. A city with high larceny concentrated in a tourist district or major mall area has a very different read than one where larceny is distributed across residential blocks. The category overlaps with property-crime perceptions but is rarely the source of personal-safety concern in residential settings.

City-level rates always smooth over neighborhood-level variation. A useful complement is your local police department's open-data portal, which usually publishes district- or beat-level offense counts. The FBI Crime Data Explorer is the canonical source for the figures shown below; the Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes additional context on the share of larceny-theft that goes unreported to police.

Cohort Ranked by Larceny-Theft Rate

#	City	Population	Larceny-Theft/100K	vs National	Safety Score
1	Oklahoma City, OK	681K	2,061	+47%	C
2	Kansas City, MO	508K	2,018	+44%	C
3	Norfolk, VA	238K	1,961	+40%	C
4	Dallas, TX	1.3M	1,934	+38%	D
5	San Diego, CA	1.4M	1,898	+35%	C
6	Moreno Valley, CA	212K	1,881	+34%	C
7	Durham, NC	284K	1,881	+34%	C
8	Seattle, WA	749K	1,857	+32%	C
9	San Bernardino, CA	222K	1,842	+31%	C
10	Denver, CO	716K	1,810	+29%	D
11	Virginia Beach, VA	459K	1,804	+29%	C
12	Evansville, IN	117K	1,774	+27%	C
13	Lakewood, CO	156K	1,774	+27%	C
14	Las Vegas, NV	647K	1,770	+26%	B
15	San Antonio, TX	1.5M	1,770	+26%	C
16	Boise, ID	236K	1,765	+26%	C
17	Wichita, KS	398K	1,765	+26%	D
18	Corpus Christi, TX	318K	1,765	+26%	D
19	Washington, DC	690K	1,738	+24%	C
20	Salt Lake City, UT	200K	1,738	+24%	C
21	Gainesville, FL	141K	1,738	+24%	C
22	Salem, OR	179K	1,738	+24%	D
23	Murrieta, CA	113K	1,738	+24%	D
24	Scottsdale, AZ	241K	1,733	+24%	B
25	Montgomery, AL	201K	1,728	+23%	D
26	Torrance, CA	144K	1,702	+21%	C
27	Corona, CA	157K	1,702	+21%	D
28	Simi Valley, CA	127K	1,702	+21%	D
29	Toledo, OH	271K	1,696	+21%	C
30	Jacksonville, FL	955K	1,691	+21%	D
31	Mesa, AZ	504K	1,691	+21%	D
32	Miramar, FL	135K	1,667	+19%	C
33	Aurora, CO	386K	1,653	+18%	B
34	Nashville, TN	689K	1,648	+18%	B
35	Fort Worth, TX	919K	1,648	+18%	D
36	Clearwater, FL	117K	1,632	+16%	C
37	Columbia, MO	126K	1,632	+16%	D
38	Paterson, NJ	160K	1,632	+16%	D
39	Hampton, VA	137K	1,632	+16%	D
40	Los Angeles, CA	4.0M	1,623	+16%	C
41	Oakland, CA	433K	1,623	+16%	C
42	Frisco, TX	201K	1,623	+16%	C
43	Cincinnati, OH	309K	1,616	+15%	B
44	Huntsville, AL	215K	1,616	+15%	B
45	Fresno, CA	542K	1,611	+15%	D
46	Charleston, SC	150K	1,597	+14%	B
47	Thousand Oaks, CA	127K	1,597	+14%	D
48	Omaha, NE	486K	1,587	+13%	B
49	Boston, MA	676K	1,586	+13%	C
50	Oxnard, CA	202K	1,580	+13%	D
51	San Jose, CA	1.0M	1,574	+12%	B
52	Hartford, CT	121K	1,568	+12%	B
53	League City, TX	115K	1,568	+12%	B
54	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	178K	1,563	+11%	B
55	Lakeland, FL	113K	1,563	+11%	B
56	Lewisville, TX	112K	1,563	+11%	B
57	Concord, CA	129K	1,563	+11%	D
58	Lansing, MI	113K	1,563	+11%	D
59	Independence, MO	123K	1,563	+11%	D
60	Buffalo, NY	278K	1,552	+11%	D
61	Riverside, CA	315K	1,544	+10%	B
62	Irvine, CA	308K	1,544	+10%	B
63	Chicago, IL	2.7M	1,537	+10%	B
64	Sioux Falls, SD	193K	1,534	+9%	C
65	Bellevue, WA	152K	1,534	+9%	C
66	Tampa, FL	400K	1,517	+8%	C
67	Charlotte, NC	875K	1,512	+8%	C
68	Baton Rouge, LA	228K	1,508	+8%	B
69	Winston-Salem, NC	250K	1,505	+7%	C
70	Phoenix, AZ	1.7M	1,501	+7%	C
71	Midland, TX	138K	1,501	+7%	C
72	Knoxville, TN	191K	1,495	+7%	B
73	Denton, TX	148K	1,495	+7%	B
74	Newark, NJ	312K	1,482	+6%	C
75	Miami, FL	442K	1,473	+5%	B
76	Cleveland, OH	373K	1,471	+5%	C
77	New York, NY	8.3M	1,466	+5%	C
78	Beaumont, TX	115K	1,462	+4%	B
79	Memphis, TN	633K	1,440	+3%	B
80	Vallejo, CA	122K	1,436	+2%	A
81	Visalia, CA	141K	1,436	+2%	A
82	Norman, OK	128K	1,436	+2%	C
83	Sunnyvale, CA	156K	1,436	+2%	C
84	Cary, NC	175K	1,429	+2%	B
85	Ontario, CA	175K	1,429	+2%	C
86	Manchester, NH	116K	1,429	+2%	C
87	Providence, RI	191K	1,404	+0%	C
88	Orlando, FL	308K	1,404	+0%	B
89	Tucson, AZ	543K	1,398	-0%	B
90	Fargo, ND	126K	1,397	-0%	B
91	Cape Coral, FL	194K	1,397	-0%	C
92	Sacramento, CA	525K	1,396	-0%	C
93	Casper, WY	59K	1,373	-2%	C
94	Tallahassee, FL	196K	1,372	-2%	C
95	Centennial, CO	108K	1,372	-2%	C
96	Reno, NV	264K	1,371	-2%	C
97	El Paso, TX	679K	1,370	-2%	B
98	Columbus, OH	906K	1,370	-2%	B
99	Albuquerque, NM	565K	1,370	-2%	D
100	Killeen, TX	153K	1,365	-3%	B
101	Joliet, IL	150K	1,365	-3%	C
102	Philadelphia, PA	1.6M	1,364	-3%	B
103	Houston, TX	2.3M	1,361	-3%	B
104	Savannah, GA	148K	1,361	-3%	B
105	Surprise, AZ	142K	1,361	-3%	B
106	Louisville, KY	629K	1,361	-3%	C
107	Baltimore, MD	586K	1,361	-3%	C
108	Palmdale, CA	169K	1,361	-3%	C
109	New Orleans, LA	384K	1,348	-4%	D
110	Gilbert, AZ	268K	1,348	-4%	D
111	Elk Grove, CA	176K	1,341	-4%	C
112	Overland Park, KS	197K	1,341	-4%	C
113	Sparks, NV	108K	1,341	-4%	D
114	Pittsburgh, PA	303K	1,338	-5%	C
115	Sterling Heights, MI	134K	1,333	-5%	B
116	Shreveport, LA	188K	1,333	-5%	C
117	Portland, OR	653K	1,328	-5%	B
118	Murfreesboro, TN	153K	1,310	-7%	B
119	Bridgeport, CT	149K	1,310	-7%	B
120	Fishers, IN	101K	1,310	-7%	B
121	Long Beach, CA	467K	1,306	-7%	C
122	St. Louis, MO	302K	1,306	-7%	C
123	College Station, TX	121K	1,300	-7%	B
124	Colorado Springs, CO	479K	1,283	-9%	D
125	Santa Ana, CA	309K	1,283	-9%	D
126	Chandler, AZ	276K	1,283	-9%	D
127	Santa Clarita, CA	229K	1,283	-9%	D
128	Akron, OH	190K	1,279	-9%	B
129	McKinney, TX	195K	1,279	-9%	D
130	Alexandria, VA	159K	1,279	-9%	D
131	Garland, TX	246K	1,277	-9%	D
132	Little Rock, AR	203K	1,277	-9%	D
133	North Las Vegas, NV	263K	1,274	-9%	C
134	Fremont, CA	231K	1,274	-9%	C
135	Lancaster, CA	174K	1,270	-9%	B
136	Chula Vista, CA	275K	1,251	-11%	B
137	Laredo, TX	255K	1,251	-11%	B
138	Glendale, AZ	248K	1,251	-11%	B
139	Fontana, CA	215K	1,251	-11%	D
140	Bakersfield, CA	403K	1,246	-11%	B
141	Green Bay, WI	107K	1,240	-12%	B
142	Warwick, RI	83K	1,228	-12%	B
143	Tulsa, OK	413K	1,215	-13%	B
144	Raleigh, NC	468K	1,215	-13%	D
145	Greensboro, NC	299K	1,215	-13%	D
146	Birmingham, AL	201K	1,212	-14%	A
147	Spokane, WA	229K	1,212	-14%	C
148	Jackson, MS	154K	1,211	-14%	B
149	Peoria, IL	113K	1,211	-14%	B
150	San Francisco, CA	874K	1,196	-15%	C
151	Brownsville, TX	187K	1,190	-15%	B
152	Pembroke Pines, FL	171K	1,190	-15%	C
153	Henderson, NV	320K	1,184	-16%	B
154	New Haven, CT	134K	1,182	-16%	C
155	Ann Arbor, MI	124K	1,182	-16%	C
156	Abilene, TX	124K	1,182	-16%	C
157	Macon, GA	157K	1,182	-16%	C
158	Lakewood, NJ	135K	1,182	-16%	C
159	Clovis, CA	120K	1,182	-16%	C
160	Plano, TX	285K	1,182	-16%	C
161	Austin, TX	979K	1,164	-17%	C
162	Topeka, KS	127K	1,160	-17%	B
163	Oceanside, CA	176K	1,153	-18%	C
164	West Jordan, UT	117K	1,153	-18%	C
165	Tacoma, WA	219K	1,151	-18%	C
166	Cheyenne, WY	65K	1,136	-19%	C
167	Pasadena, TX	152K	1,132	-19%	B
168	Mobile, AL	187K	1,132	-19%	B
169	Round Rock, TX	133K	1,127	-20%	C
170	Minneapolis, MN	430K	1,125	-20%	B
171	Worcester, MA	207K	1,125	-20%	B
172	Lubbock, TX	264K	1,121	-20%	C
173	Edmond, OK	100K	1,118	-20%	B
174	Milwaukee, WI	577K	1,106	-21%	B
175	Naperville, IL	150K	1,099	-22%	B
176	Palm Bay, FL	120K	1,099	-22%	B
177	Billings, MT	117K	1,099	-22%	B
178	Pasadena, CA	139K	1,097	-22%	A
179	Richmond, VA	227K	1,092	-22%	B
180	Atlanta, GA	499K	1,092	-22%	D
181	Pomona, CA	151K	1,072	-24%	B
182	Clarksville, TN	167K	1,072	-24%	C
183	Grand Rapids, MI	199K	1,069	-24%	C
184	Carrollton, TX	133K	1,069	-24%	C
185	Port St. Lucie, FL	205K	1,067	-24%	B
186	Hialeah, FL	223K	1,067	-24%	B
187	Jersey City, NJ	292K	1,067	-24%	C
188	Arlington, TX	394K	1,063	-24%	B
189	Indianapolis, IN	888K	1,046	-25%	C
190	Peoria, AZ	191K	1,042	-26%	B
191	Provo, UT	115K	1,042	-26%	B
192	Stockton, CA	321K	1,038	-26%	B
193	Fayetteville, NC	209K	1,038	-26%	B
194	Anaheim, CA	350K	1,038	-26%	C
195	Fort Wayne, IN	264K	1,038	-26%	C
196	Charleston, WV	47K	1,038	-26%	C
197	West Palm Beach, FL	117K	1,018	-27%	B
198	Springfield, IL	114K	1,018	-27%	B
199	Hayward, CA	163K	1,018	-27%	C
200	Escondido, CA	151K	1,015	-28%	B
201	Meridian, ID	118K	1,015	-28%	B
202	Yonkers, NY	212K	1,010	-28%	C
203	Roseville, CA	148K	991.1	-29%	C
204	Victorville, CA	135K	991.1	-29%	C
205	Westminster, CO	116K	988	-30%	B
206	Arvada, CO	124K	988	-30%	B
207	Boulder, CO	106K	988	-30%	B
208	Broken Arrow, OK	114K	988	-30%	D
209	Cedar Rapids, IA	138K	988	-30%	D
210	Springfield, MA	156K	988	-30%	D
211	Chesapeake, VA	249K	982.4	-30%	C
212	St. Petersburg, FL	258K	982.4	-30%	C
213	Tempe, AZ	181K	965	-31%	B
214	Waco, TX	138K	965	-31%	B
215	Coral Springs, FL	134K	965	-31%	B
216	Dayton, OH	138K	961.7	-31%	B
217	Thornton, CO	142K	961.7	-31%	D
218	Bismarck, ND	74K	958.7	-32%	B
219	Anchorage, AK	291K	955.1	-32%	B
220	Des Moines, IA	214K	955.1	-32%	B
221	Rochester, NY	211K	955.1	-32%	B
222	Lexington, KY	323K	955.1	-32%	C
223	Lincoln, NE	291K	955.1	-32%	C
224	Rapid City, SD	78K	932	-34%	B
225	Bangor, ME	32K	932	-34%	D
226	Madison, WI	270K	928.1	-34%	C
227	Amarillo, TX	200K	928.1	-34%	C
228	Nampa, ID	100K	913.9	-35%	B
229	Newport News, VA	186K	913.9	-35%	C
230	Eugene, OR	177K	913.9	-35%	C
231	Bend, OR	99K	907.9	-35%	B
232	Augusta, GA	202K	901.6	-36%	C
233	Federal Way, WA	101K	888.8	-37%	C
234	Rockford, IL	149K	888.8	-37%	C
235	Modesto, CA	218K	875.4	-38%	A
236	Honolulu, HI	351K	875.4	-38%	C
237	Irving, TX	257K	875.4	-38%	C
238	Tyler, TX	106K	864.1	-38%	C
239	Burlington, VT	45K	863.4	-38%	B
240	Tuscaloosa, AL	100K	840.4	-40%	C
241	Wilmington, NC	115K	839.7	-40%	A
242	Springfield, MO	169K	839.7	-40%	C
243	Columbia, SC	137K	815.7	-42%	C
244	Pueblo, CO	112K	792	-44%	A
245	Chattanooga, TN	181K	792	-44%	B
246	Garden Grove, CA	173K	792	-44%	B
247	Pearland, TX	126K	792	-44%	B
248	Santa Rosa, CA	178K	792	-44%	B

All rates per 100,000 residents. National average: 1,402/100K. Source: FBI UCR 2023, accessed via the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

How Larceny-Theft Fits Into the Safety Context Score

The Safety Context Score combines three FBI UCR signals: per-capita violent crime versus the U.S. average (40%), per-capita property crime versus the U.S. average (30%), and the direction of the 5-year trend (30%). Larceny-Theft is part of the property crime composite, so a city's larceny-theft rate flows into one of the two crime-rate components alongside the other offenses in that group. Read the full methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the FBI count as larceny-theft?

What is the national average larceny-theft rate?

The U.S. national larceny-theft rate is 1,402 per 100,000 residents according to the most recent FBI UCR estimates. 88 of the 248 cities tracked here report rates above that average; 160 report rates below it. The U.S. rate itself is computed from the FBI's annual estimates that adjust for non-reporting agencies.

Why use per-capita rates instead of total larceny-theft counts?

Total counts unfairly penalize larger cities. A city of two million residents reporting more total larceny-theft incidents than a city of 50,000 is almost always safer per resident, but the raw count makes the larger city look worse. Per 100,000 residents — the FBI's standard unit — is the only fair basis for cross-city comparison.

How does larceny-theft fit into the Safety Context Score?

Larceny-Theft is part of the property crime composite, which contributes 30% of the Safety Context Score. Property crime — burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft combined — is weighted less than violent crime because the per-incident impact is lower, even though it's far more common in absolute terms. The 5-year trend direction contributes another 30%.

Where can I verify these numbers?

Every figure traces back to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program, accessible at the FBI Crime Data Explorer (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Population denominators come from U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (bjs.ojp.gov) publishes complementary unreported-crime context through the National Crime Victimization Survey. The data is public domain.

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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2023), accessed via the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Population denominators from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Reporting context from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Public domain.

Last refreshed 2026-04-06 · All rates per 100,000 residents.