Of all the most serious crimes tracked by the FBI — known as Part I offenses — theft-related property crimes are by far the most common. There were a total 6.5 million property crimes reported in the U.S. in 2020, resulting in the theft of tens of billions of dollars worth of property — only a fraction of which has been recovered.
Property crimes fall into one of three categories: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. These violations account for over 80% of the most serious offenses tracked and reported by the FBI. Violent crimes, meanwhile, account for less than 20%.
Larceny is defined as the unlawful taking of property — pickpocketing and shoplifting being two common examples — and is the most common form of property crime in the United States. Burglary, defined as the illegal entry of a structure to commit a crime, such as theft, is the most severe form of property crime tracked by the FBI. Vehicle theft, meanwhile, is a crime that can be either the theft, or the attempted theft, of a vehicle, such a car, motorcycle, or ATV.
Though property crime is relatively widespread in the United States, there are parts of the country where these crimes are less common, and residents are far less likely to be victimized.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the metro area with the lowest property crime rate in every state. Metropolitan areas are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people.
It is important to note that in seven states, there is only one eligible metro area with available data. In each of these cases, which are noted, the metro area listed ranks as having the lowest property crime rate by default only. In four states — Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, and Pennsylvania — there are no qualifying metro areas with available crime data.
Though each of the metro areas on this list ranks as having the lowest property crime rate in its respective state, property crime rates in these places vary considerably, from 700 incidents per 100,000 people to 3,405 per 100,000. Still, in the majority of the metro areas on this list, property crime rates are lower than the statewide rate as well as the national rate of 1,958 per 100,000.
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Alabama: No eligible metros
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Alabama: 2,136.8)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Alabama: 105,161)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Alabama: 74,575)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Alabama: 19,660)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Alabama: 10,926)
> Population: N/A
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Alaska: Anchorage
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,404.7 (Alaska: 2,260.5)
> Total property crimes: 10,393 (Alaska: 16,528)
> Total larceny-thefts: 7,703 (Alaska: 11,784)
> Total burglaries: 1,488 (Alaska: 2,775)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,202 (Alaska: 1,969)
> Population: 396,317
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Arizona: Prescott Valley-Prescott
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,216.8 (Arizona: 2,227.7)
> Total property crimes: 2,910 (Arizona: 165,323)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,195 (Arizona: 122,898)
> Total burglaries: 490 (Arizona: 24,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 225 (Arizona: 17,937)
> Population: 235,099
Arkansas: Fort Smith
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,882.6 (Arkansas: 2,613.4)
> Total property crimes: 7,224 (Arkansas: 79,200)
> Total larceny-thefts: 5,199 (Arkansas: 55,413)
> Total burglaries: 1,303 (Arkansas: 15,854)
> Total vehicle thefts: 722 (Arkansas: 7,933)
> Population: 249,152
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California: Santa Rosa-Petaluma
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,307.4 (California: 2,138.9)
> Total property crimes: 6,412 (California: 842,054)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,408 (California: 528,202)
> Total burglaries: 1,272 (California: 145,529)
> Total vehicle thefts: 732 (California: 168,323)
> Population: 494,336
Colorado: Greeley
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,162.8 (Colorado: 2,833.8)
> Total property crimes: 7,165 (Colorado: 164,582)
> Total larceny-thefts: 5,076 (Colorado: 110,884)
> Total burglaries: 838 (Colorado: 23,246)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,251 (Colorado: 30,452)
> Population: 324,492
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Connecticut: Norwich-New London
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,271.6 (Connecticut: 1,565.1)
> Total property crimes: 2,210 (Connecticut: 55,670)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,635 (Connecticut: 40,592)
> Total burglaries: 302 (Connecticut: 6,656)
> Total vehicle thefts: 273 (Connecticut: 8,422)
> Population: 265,206
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Delaware: Dover*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,853.3 (Delaware: 1,961.4)
> Total property crimes: 3,404 (Delaware: 19,355)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,829 (Delaware: 15,182)
> Total burglaries: 372 (Delaware: 2,508)
> Total vehicle thefts: 203 (Delaware: 1,665)
> Population: 180,786
*Because Dover is the only eligible metro in Delaware, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
Florida: The Villages
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 705.3 (Florida: 1,769.4)
> Total property crimes: 967 (Florida: 384,556)
> Total larceny-thefts: 666 (Florida: 293,992)
> Total burglaries: 191 (Florida: 52,293)
> Total vehicle thefts: 110 (Florida: 38,271)
> Population: 132,420
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Georgia: Gainesville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,270.9 (Georgia: 2,007.4)
> Total property crimes: 2,631 (Georgia: 214,988)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,003 (Georgia: 158,343)
> Total burglaries: 369 (Georgia: 31,139)
> Total vehicle thefts: 259 (Georgia: 25,506)
> Population: 204,441
Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,115.7 (Hawaii: 2,411.4)
> Total property crimes: 3,537 (Hawaii: 33,928)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,612 (Hawaii: 23,954)
> Total burglaries: 496 (Hawaii: 4,630)
> Total vehicle thefts: 429 (Hawaii: 5,344)
> Population: 167,488
*Because Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is the only eligible metro in Hawaii, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
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Idaho: Coeur d’Alene
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,061.5 (Idaho: 1,111.9)
> Total property crimes: 1,807 (Idaho: 20,313)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,403 (Idaho: 14,815)
> Total burglaries: 308 (Idaho: 3,731)
> Total vehicle thefts: 96 (Idaho: 1,767)
> Population: 165,697
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Illinois: No eligible metros
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Illinois: 1,559.4)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Illinois: 196,287)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Illinois: 143,935)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Illinois: 31,020)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Illinois: 21,332)
> Population: N/A
Indiana: Kokomo
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,592.6 (Indiana: 1,783.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,313 (Indiana: 120,453)
> Total larceny-thefts: 933 (Indiana: 86,080)
> Total burglaries: 276 (Indiana: 18,938)
> Total vehicle thefts: 104 (Indiana: 15,435)
> Population: 82,544
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Iowa: Dubuque
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,397.2 (Iowa: 1,698.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,363 (Iowa: 53,725)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,004 (Iowa: 35,751)
> Total burglaries: 267 (Iowa: 11,739)
> Total vehicle thefts: 92 (Iowa: 6,235)
> Population: 97,311
Kansas: No eligible metros
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Kansas: 2,199.1)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Kansas: 64,077)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Kansas: 47,193)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Kansas: 9,655)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Kansas: 7,229)
> Population: N/A
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Kentucky: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 833.8 (Kentucky: 1,779.5)
> Total property crimes: 1,286 (Kentucky: 79,673)
> Total larceny-thefts: 836 (Kentucky: 52,769)
> Total burglaries: 279 (Kentucky: 15,407)
> Total vehicle thefts: 171 (Kentucky: 11,497)
> Population: 154,713
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Louisiana: Lafayette
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,487.4 (Louisiana: 2,884.4)
> Total property crimes: 12,188 (Louisiana: 133,989)
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,644 (Louisiana: 97,891)
> Total burglaries: 2,523 (Louisiana: 23,698)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,021 (Louisiana: 12,400)
> Population: 489,207
Maine: Portland-South Portland
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,017.5 (Maine: 1,156.2)
> Total property crimes: 5,524 (Maine: 15,610)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,641 (Maine: 12,739)
> Total burglaries: 582 (Maine: 2,009)
> Total vehicle thefts: 301 (Maine: 862)
> Population: 538,500
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Maryland: California-Lexington Park*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,364.5 (Maryland: 1,609.8)
> Total property crimes: 1,556 (Maryland: 97,487)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,214 (Maryland: 71,757)
> Total burglaries: 255 (Maryland: 15,261)
> Total vehicle thefts: 87 (Maryland: 10,469)
> Population: 113,510
*Because California-Lexington Park is the only eligible metro in Maryland, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
Massachusetts: Barnstable Town
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 817.8 (Massachusetts: 1,053.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,730 (Massachusetts: 72,602)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,288 (Massachusetts: 55,444)
> Total burglaries: 374 (Massachusetts: 10,323)
> Total vehicle thefts: 68 (Massachusetts: 6,835)
> Population: 212,990
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Michigan: Midland
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 700.3 (Michigan: 1,360.9)
> Total property crimes: 580 (Michigan: 135,633)
> Total larceny-thefts: 461 (Michigan: 94,017)
> Total burglaries: 93 (Michigan: 23,231)
> Total vehicle thefts: 26 (Michigan: 18,385)
> Population: 83,156
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Minnesota: Rochester
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,364.8 (Minnesota: 2,124.9)
> Total property crimes: 3,041 (Minnesota: 120,212)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,296 (Minnesota: 88,696)
> Total burglaries: 528 (Minnesota: 17,370)
> Total vehicle thefts: 217 (Minnesota: 14,146)
> Population: 221,921
Mississippi: Hattiesburg*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,215.6 (Mississippi: 2,101.6)
> Total property crimes: 3,743 (Mississippi: 62,351)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,705 (Mississippi: 41,780)
> Total burglaries: 720 (Mississippi: 14,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 318 (Mississippi: 6,083)
> Population: 168,469
*Because Hattiesburg is the only eligible metro in Mississippi, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
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Missouri: Jefferson City
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,629.2 (Missouri: 2,531.0)
> Total property crimes: 2,465 (Missouri: 155,698)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,775 (Missouri: 108,209)
> Total burglaries: 436 (Missouri: 23,300)
> Total vehicle thefts: 254 (Missouri: 24,189)
> Population: 151,418
Montana: Missoula
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,544.5 (Montana: 2,120.8)
> Total property crimes: 3,080 (Montana: 22,917)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,492 (Montana: 17,322)
> Total burglaries: 374 (Montana: 2,919)
> Total vehicle thefts: 214 (Montana: 2,676)
> Population: 119,600
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Nebraska: Grand Island
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,832.2 (Nebraska: 1,909.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,383 (Nebraska: 36,991)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,091 (Nebraska: 27,488)
> Total burglaries: 178 (Nebraska: 4,455)
> Total vehicle thefts: 114 (Nebraska: 5,048)
> Population: 75,553
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Nevada: Carson City
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,143.1 (Nevada: 1,926.6)
> Total property crimes: 643 (Nevada: 60,462)
> Total larceny-thefts: 396 (Nevada: 38,332)
> Total burglaries: 165 (Nevada: 11,574)
> Total vehicle thefts: 82 (Nevada: 10,556)
> Population: 55,916
New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,138.0 (New Hampshire: 1,098.9)
> Total property crimes: 4,772 (New Hampshire: 15,014)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,962 (New Hampshire: 12,558)
> Total burglaries: 484 (New Hampshire: 1,412)
> Total vehicle thefts: 326 (New Hampshire: 1,044)
> Population: 417,025
*Because Manchester-Nashua is the only eligible metro in New Hampshire, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
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New Jersey: Trenton-Princeton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,337.9 (New Jersey: 1,158.2)
> Total property crimes: 4,910 (New Jersey: 102,875)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,587 (New Jersey: 79,614)
> Total burglaries: 846 (New Jersey: 12,983)
> Total vehicle thefts: 477 (New Jersey: 10,278)
> Population: 367,430
New Mexico: Farmington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,639.1 (New Mexico: 2,841.9)
> Total property crimes: 2,026 (New Mexico: 59,859)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,373 (New Mexico: 37,188)
> Total burglaries: 447 (New Mexico: 13,665)
> Total vehicle thefts: 206 (New Mexico: 9,006)
> Population: 123,958
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New York: Glens Falls
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 737.5 (New York: 1,410.7)
> Total property crimes: 914 (New York: 272,788)
> Total larceny-thefts: 751 (New York: 221,129)
> Total burglaries: 124 (New York: 32,003)
> Total vehicle thefts: 39 (New York: 19,656)
> Population: 125,148
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North Carolina: Raleigh-Cary
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,504.3 (North Carolina: 2,226.5)
> Total property crimes: 21,397 (North Carolina: 236,026)
> Total larceny-thefts: 16,068 (North Carolina: 165,554)
> Total burglaries: 3,194 (North Carolina: 49,952)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,135 (North Carolina: 20,520)
> Population: 1,390,785
North Dakota: Grand Forks
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,758.7 (North Dakota: 2,124.1)
> Total property crimes: 1,762 (North Dakota: 16,256)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,299 (North Dakota: 10,986)
> Total burglaries: 313 (North Dakota: 3,196)
> Total vehicle thefts: 150 (North Dakota: 2,074)
> Population: 100,815
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Ohio: Cincinnati
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,658.8 (Ohio: 1,850.3)
> Total property crimes: 36,953 (Ohio: 216,363)
> Total larceny-thefts: 27,573 (Ohio: 159,007)
> Total burglaries: 5,737 (Ohio: 37,279)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,643 (Ohio: 20,077)
> Population: 2,219,750
Oklahoma: Lawton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,861.6 (Oklahoma: 2,705.6)
> Total property crimes: 2,343 (Oklahoma: 107,705)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,305 (Oklahoma: 68,243)
> Total burglaries: 723 (Oklahoma: 24,415)
> Total vehicle thefts: 315 (Oklahoma: 15,047)
> Population: 126,043
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Oregon: Grants Pass
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,712.8 (Oregon: 2,659.0)
> Total property crimes: 1,500 (Oregon: 112,782)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,045 (Oregon: 81,811)
> Total burglaries: 171 (Oregon: 14,386)
> Total vehicle thefts: 284 (Oregon: 16,585)
> Population: 87,487
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Pennsylvania: No eligible metros
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Pennsylvania: 1,644.1)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Pennsylvania: 210,167)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Pennsylvania: 162,919)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Pennsylvania: 31,774)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Pennsylvania: 15,474)
> Population: N/A
Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,160.2 (Rhode Island: 1,245.5)
> Total property crimes: 18,808 (Rhode Island: 13,166)
> Total larceny-thefts: 13,995 (Rhode Island: 9,894)
> Total burglaries: 2,760 (Rhode Island: 1,763)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,053 (Rhode Island: 1,509)
> Population: 1,624,578
*Because Providence-Warwick is the only eligible metro in Rhode Island, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
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South Carolina: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,479.8 (South Carolina: 2,721.1)
> Total property crimes: 3,354 (South Carolina: 141,987)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,580 (South Carolina: 103,892)
> Total burglaries: 516 (South Carolina: 23,377)
> Total vehicle thefts: 258 (South Carolina: 14,718)
> Population: 222,195
South Dakota: Sioux Falls
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,524.2 (South Dakota: 1,956.7)
> Total property crimes: 6,891 (South Dakota: 17,468)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,771 (South Dakota: 12,117)
> Total burglaries: 1,080 (South Dakota: 3,036)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,040 (South Dakota: 2,315)
> Population: 268,833
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Tennessee: Clarksville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,852.5 (Tennessee: 2,492.8)
> Total property crimes: 5,777 (Tennessee: 171,675)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,254 (Tennessee: 124,098)
> Total burglaries: 893 (Tennessee: 26,479)
> Total vehicle thefts: 630 (Tennessee: 21,098)
> Population: 311,073
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Texas: El Paso
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,148.2 (Texas: 2,245.0)
> Total property crimes: 9,708 (Texas: 659,160)
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,134 (Texas: 466,033)
> Total burglaries: 1,042 (Texas: 108,851)
> Total vehicle thefts: 532 (Texas: 84,276)
> Population: 843,725
Utah: Logan
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 798.2 (Utah: 2,464.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,148 (Utah: 80,091)
> Total larceny-thefts: 871 (Utah: 60,359)
> Total burglaries: 158 (Utah: 9,444)
> Total vehicle thefts: 119 (Utah: 10,288)
> Population: 141,760
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Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington*
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,609.5 (Vermont: 1,217.0)
> Total property crimes: 3,561 (Vermont: 7,586)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,116 (Vermont: 6,361)
> Total burglaries: 362 (Vermont: 961)
> Total vehicle thefts: 83 (Vermont: 264)
> Population: 219,433
*Because Burlington-South Burlington is the only eligible metro in Vermont, it is the metro with the fewest property crimes by default.
Virginia: Harrisonburg
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 981.9 (Virginia: 1,456.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,335 (Virginia: 125,114)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,065 (Virginia: 102,796)
> Total burglaries: 177 (Virginia: 11,465)
> Total vehicle thefts: 93 (Virginia: 10,853)
> Population: 134,964
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Washington: Wenatchee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,147.4 (Washington: 2,732.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,392 (Washington: 210,223)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,029 (Washington: 142,657)
> Total burglaries: 239 (Washington: 40,167)
> Total vehicle thefts: 124 (Washington: 27,399)
> Population: 120,629
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West Virginia: Wheeling
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,032.2 (West Virginia: 1,399.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,423 (West Virginia: 24,976)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,011 (West Virginia: 17,828)
> Total burglaries: 317 (West Virginia: 4,877)
> Total vehicle thefts: 95 (West Virginia: 2,271)
> Population: 138,948
Wisconsin: Wausau-Weston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 911.2 (Wisconsin: 1,485.7)
> Total property crimes: 1,487 (Wisconsin: 86,654)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,144 (Wisconsin: 64,517)
> Total burglaries: 227 (Wisconsin: 12,744)
> Total vehicle thefts: 116 (Wisconsin: 9,393)
> Population: 163,285
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Wyoming: Casper
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,423.6 (Wyoming: 1,610.6)
> Total property crimes: 1,954 (Wyoming: 9,379)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,467 (Wyoming: 7,190)
> Total burglaries: 274 (Wyoming: 1,225)
> Total vehicle thefts: 213 (Wyoming: 964)
> Population: 79,858
Methodology
To determine the metro area with the lowest property crime rate in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed property crime figures from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report. Property crime includes larceny-theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
Limited data was available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though metro areas in these states were not excluded from analysis. Only metro areas for which the boundaries defined by the FBI match the boundaries as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau were considered.
All property crime figures came from the 2020 FBI UCR. Population figures are one-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. However, these estimates were not used to calculate crime rates. Crime rates per 100,000 people were calculated using population figures provided by the FBI in the 2020 UCR.
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