Property crime has declined in recent years but still remains extremely prevalent in the United States. There were nearly 7.7 million reported property crimes — which include larceny thefts, burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts – in 2017. This is more than six times the number of violent crimes over the same period.
Larceny thefts, which include crimes such as shoplifting, were the most common type of property crime, accounting for 71.7% of total property crimes. Burglary is the second most common, accounting for 18.2% of total property crimes, and motor vehicle theft for 10.0%. Overall, property crimes cost Americans an estimated $15.3 billion in 2017.
No American city is completely crime free, and every state has at least one city where crime is far more prevalent than in others. To find the city with the highest property crime rate in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 residents in U.S. cities of 20,000 people or more. For context, there were approximately 2,362 property crimes for every 100,000 Americans in 2017. Property crimes across U.S. cities range from slightly more than 200 offenses per 100,000 people in North Chicago, Illinois, to more than 13,000 offenses per 100,000 people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Property crimes require both criminals and targets, such as people, businesses, and cars, and cities with high rates of property crime tend to have some imbalance. And so do cities where it frequently occurs. Coastal city Myrtle Beach is a popular vacation destination that attracts millions of visitors each year. College towns are also frequently rife with property crime due to the presence of more care-free students with above average wealth, as are cities with inordinate income inequality, such as San Francisco.
Of course, there must also exist a subset of the population to commit these crimes. Of the cities with the worst property crime in each state for which data is available, all but one – Bismark, North Dakota – have poverty rates that exceed the national rate. All but four of the cities have median incomes below the national median. These economic conditions may lead to higher incidence of illegally taking of money or property. Property crime is highest in some of the worst cities to live in the country.
Click here to see the American cities with the most property crime in every state.
To identify the cities with the highest property crime rate in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the number of property crimes reported per 100,000 people in cities with populations of 20,000 or more from the FBI’s 2017 Uniform Crime Report. Property crime includes burglaries, larceny-thefts, and motor vehicle theft. Population figures and state crime data also come from the FBI.
Poverty rates and Gini coefficients, which measure income inequality, come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 5-year American Community Survey.
Bessemer, Alabama
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 9,791 (total crimes: 2,581; total pop.: 26,360)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,957 (8th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,867
> Total burglaries: 495
> Total vehicle thefts: 219
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Anchorage, Alaska
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,416 (total crimes: 16,041; total pop.: 296,188)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,542 (2nd highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,721
> Total burglaries: 2,216
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,104
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Tucson, Arizona
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,252 (total crimes: 27,956; total pop.: 532,323)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,915 (10th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 21,125
> Total burglaries: 4,424
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,407
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Little Rock, Arkansas
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,932 (total crimes: 13,817; total pop.: 199,314)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,079 (6th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,309
> Total burglaries: 2,378
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,130
San Francisco, California
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,168 (total crimes: 54,356; total pop.: 881,255)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,497 (24th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 44,587
> Total burglaries: 4,935
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,834
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Pueblo, Colorado
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,167 (total crimes: 6,838; total pop.: 110,872)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,702 (18th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,234
> Total burglaries: 1,376
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,228
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New Haven, Connecticut
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,010 (total crimes: 5,211; total pop.: 129,953)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,770 (10th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,728
> Total burglaries: 840
> Total vehicle thefts: 643
Wilmington, Delaware
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,961 (total crimes: 3,550; total pop.: 71,552)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,441 (25th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,413
> Total burglaries: 705
> Total vehicle thefts: 432
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Miami Beach, Florida
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 8,196 (total crimes: 7,587; total pop.: 92,571)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,512 (23rd highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 6,431
> Total burglaries: 706
> Total vehicle thefts: 450
East Point, Georgia
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 11,572 (total crimes: 4,136; total pop.: 35,740)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,860 (12th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,160
> Total burglaries: 483
> Total vehicle thefts: 493
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Honolulu, Hawaii
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,774 (total crimes: 27,477; total pop.: 990,384)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,829 (14th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 20,540
> Total burglaries: 3,331
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,606
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Pocatello, Idaho
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,935 (total crimes: 1,609; total pop.: 54,814)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,635 (7th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,194
> Total burglaries: 295
> Total vehicle thefts: 120
Lansing, Illinois
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,947 (total crimes: 1,948; total pop.: 28,039)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,011 (17th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,628
> Total burglaries: 225
> Total vehicle thefts: 95
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Clarksville, Indiana
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,463 (total crimes: 1,199; total pop.: 21,948)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,417 (24th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,010
> Total burglaries: 66
> Total vehicle thefts: 123
Council Bluffs, Iowa
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,943 (total crimes: 3,717; total pop.: 62,549)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,125 (18th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,853
> Total burglaries: 435
> Total vehicle thefts: 429
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Wichita, Kansas
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,536 (total crimes: 21,649; total pop.: 391,084)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,801 (15th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 15,890
> Total burglaries: 3,281
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,478
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Paducah, Kentucky
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,479 (total crimes: 1,379; total pop.: 25,169)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,129 (19th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,102
> Total burglaries: 188
> Total vehicle thefts: 89
Hammond, Louisiana
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 9,685 (total crimes: 2,006; total pop.: 20,712)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,367 (3rd highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,272
> Total burglaries: 655
> Total vehicle thefts: 79
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Bangor, Maine
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,800 (total crimes: 1,209; total pop.: 31,814)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,507 (4th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,004
> Total burglaries: 181
> Total vehicle thefts: 24
Salisbury, Maryland
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,316 (total crimes: 1,784; total pop.: 33,558)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,222 (22nd lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,443
> Total burglaries: 273
> Total vehicle thefts: 68
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Holyoke, Massachusetts
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,811 (total crimes: 1,946; total pop.: 40,451)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,437 (3rd lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,538
> Total burglaries: 297
> Total vehicle thefts: 111
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Muskegon, Michigan
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,365 (total crimes: 2,059; total pop.: 38,375)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,800 (12th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,467
> Total burglaries: 395
> Total vehicle thefts: 197
Roseville, Minnesota
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,382 (total crimes: 1,948; total pop.: 36,196)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,192 (20th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,633
> Total burglaries: 215
> Total vehicle thefts: 100
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,613 (total crimes: 1,450; total pop.: 21,928)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,734 (17th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,135
> Total burglaries: 246
> Total vehicle thefts: 69
Springfield, Missouri
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 8,854 (total crimes: 14,932; total pop.: 168,654)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,834 (13th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,727
> Total burglaries: 2,236
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,969
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Billings, Montana
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,458 (total crimes: 6,076; total pop.: 111,317)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,592 (20th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,451
> Total burglaries: 783
> Total vehicle thefts: 842
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Omaha, Nebraska
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,880 (total crimes: 17,437; total pop.: 449,388)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,274 (23rd lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,849
> Total burglaries: 2,088
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,500
Elko, Nevada
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,196 (total crimes: 665; total pop.: 20,807)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,612 (19th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 414
> Total burglaries: 192
> Total vehicle thefts: 59
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Rochester, New Hampshire
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,295 (total crimes: 1,003; total pop.: 30,441)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,382 (the lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 873
> Total burglaries: 107
> Total vehicle thefts: 23
Millville, New Jersey
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,553 (total crimes: 1,554; total pop.: 27,984)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,556 (6th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,280
> Total burglaries: 235
> Total vehicle thefts: 39
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 7,366 (total crimes: 41,350; total pop.: 561,375)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,942 (the highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 26,670
> Total burglaries: 6,996
> Total vehicle thefts: 7,684
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Niagara Falls, New York
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,828 (total crimes: 2,336; total pop.: 48,385)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,514 (5th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,738
> Total burglaries: 458
> Total vehicle thefts: 140
Kinston, North Carolina
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,863 (total crimes: 1,219; total pop.: 20,791)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,545 (22nd highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 892
> Total burglaries: 293
> Total vehicle thefts: 34
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Bismarck, North Dakota
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,277 (total crimes: 2,438; total pop.: 74,397)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,198 (21st lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,884
> Total burglaries: 322
> Total vehicle thefts: 232
Chillicothe, Ohio
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,896 (total crimes: 1,496; total pop.: 21,695)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,419 (25th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,160
> Total burglaries: 284
> Total vehicle thefts: 52
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,456 (total crimes: 22,088; total pop.: 404,868)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,876 (11th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 13,054
> Total burglaries: 5,574
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,460
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Medford, Oregon
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,962 (total crimes: 4,936; total pop.: 82,792)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,986 (7th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,145
> Total burglaries: 489
> Total vehicle thefts: 302
Swatara Township, Pennsylvania
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,218 (total crimes: 1,049; total pop.: 24,867)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,649 (8th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 975
> Total burglaries: 62
> Total vehicle thefts: 12
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Providence, Rhode Island
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,294 (total crimes: 5,925; total pop.: 179,854)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,752 (9th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,332
> Total burglaries: 1,013
> Total vehicle thefts: 580
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 13,058 (total crimes: 4,331; total pop.: 33,167)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,196 (4th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,608
> Total burglaries: 378
> Total vehicle thefts: 345
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Rapid City, South Dakota
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,830 (total crimes: 2,872; total pop.: 74,986)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,876 (16th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,102
> Total burglaries: 466
> Total vehicle thefts: 304
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Memphis, Tennessee
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 6,298 (total crimes: 41,110; total pop.: 652,765)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,941 (9th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 27,576
> Total burglaries: 9,532
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,002
Texarkana, Texas
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,987 (total crimes: 1,889; total pop.: 37,882)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,563 (21st highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,457
> Total burglaries: 311
> Total vehicle thefts: 121
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Salt Lake City, Utah
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 8,050 (total crimes: 15,694; total pop.: 194,968)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,780 (16th highest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,924
> Total burglaries: 1,884
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,886
Burlington, Vermont
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,756 (total crimes: 1,164; total pop.: 42,230)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,437 (2nd lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 941
> Total burglaries: 223
> Total vehicle thefts: 0
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Portsmouth, Virginia
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 5,728 (total crimes: 5,447; total pop.: 95,100)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,793 (11th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,903
> Total burglaries: 1,160
> Total vehicle thefts: 384
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Spokane, Washington
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 7,231 (total crimes: 15,697; total pop.: 217,066)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,174 (5th highest)
> Total burglaries: 2,221
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,737
> Total larceny-thefts: 11,739
Charleston, West Virginia
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 7,207 (total crimes: 3,516; total pop.: 48,788)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,852 (15th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,427
> Total burglaries: 736
> Total vehicle thefts: 353
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Superior, Wisconsin
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 4,356 (total crimes: 1,148; total pop.: 26,352)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,808 (13th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 944
> Total burglaries: 133
> Total vehicle thefts: 71
Cheyenne, Wyoming
> Property crimes per 100,000 people: 3,499 (total crimes: 2,265; total pop.: 64,730)
> Statewide property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,830 (14th lowest)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,817
> Total burglaries: 264
> Total vehicle thefts: 184
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