US burglary by state: counts, rates and trend
In 2025, the US states with the highest rate of burglary were New Mexico (404.9 per 100,000 people), Oklahoma (365.3) and Louisiana (326.2); the national average was 194.0. By number of cases the top three are California (108,270), Texas (78,208) and North Carolina (34,035): a high count also reflects population size, not just risk.
How many burglaries each US state had in 2025 relative to population, and how the rate changed against the previous year and 2019. The FBI defines burglary as unlawful entry into a structure to commit a felony or theft: homes, but also shops, offices and warehouses.
661,800estimated burglaries in the US, 2025
194per 100,000 people, national average
Highest values: per 100,000 people
All the data
| New Mexico | 404.9 | 8,607 | −20.9% | −41.9% | 72 |
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| Oklahoma | 365.3 | 15,064 | −11.9% | −46.0% | 88 |
| Louisiana | 326.2 | 15,063 | −20.4% | −44.6% | 46 |
| Washington | 314.2 | 25,137 | −22.1% | −31.6% | 80 |
| Nevada | 311.5 | 10,223 | −15.2% | −38.4% | 67 |
| North Carolina | 303.9 | 34,035 | −6.3% | −40.9% | 64 |
| Arkansas | 281.2 | 8,758 | −20.9% | −52.0% | 88 |
| California | 275.1 | 108,270 | −9.0% | −28.9% | 92 |
| Colorado | 272.7 | 16,396 | −24.0% | −22.5% | 73 |
| Alaska | 251.5 | 1,854 | +4.6% | −48.2% | 66 |
| Oregon | 247.3 | 10,567 | −20.4% | −31.1% | 83 |
| Texas | 246.6 | 78,208 | −13.8% | −37.6% | 95 |
| Kansas | 241.6 | 7,193 | −14.6% | −29.6% | 70 |
| South Carolina | 239.0 | 13,313 | −16.0% | −55.1% | 88 |
| Mississippi | 231.5 | 6,838 | −8.8% | −62.4% | 68 |
| Missouri | 220.0 | 13,795 | −9.2% | −49.2% | 73 |
| Alabama | 210.3 | 10,920 | −16.1% | −58.4% | 85 |
| Tennessee | 204.5 | 14,961 | −19.5% | −53.4% | 69 |
| Hawaii | 203.6 | 2,917 | −0.5% | −47.9% | 31 |
| North Dakota | 202.8 | 1,621 | −25.8% | −41.5% | 73 |
| District of Columbia | 193.6 | 1,343 | −20.3% | −25.6% | 67 |
| Ohio | 187.3 | 22,285 | −10.7% | −50.5% | 70 |
| Arizona | 170.5 | 13,000 | −22.1% | −57.4% | 72 |
| Iowa | 170.4 | 5,519 | −14.6% | −56.6% | 85 |
| Kentucky | 166.7 | 7,680 | −16.7% | −52.1% | 98 |
| Maryland | 165.4 | 10,360 | −13.4% | −40.7% | 80 |
| Georgia | 164.7 | 18,612 | −18.6% | −53.3% | 51 |
| Illinois | 160.5 | 20,417 | −44.2% | −41.6% | 66 |
| Minnesota | 160.1 | 9,337 | −14.1% | −43.6% | 81 |
| Delaware | 155.5 | 1,648 | −12.5% | −49.1% | 80 |
| Michigan | 154.4 | 15,636 | −17.7% | −46.1% | 70 |
| South Dakota | 149.8 | 1,401 | −19.3% | −50.1% | 52 |
| West Virginia | 148.2 | 2,618 | −17.1% | −49.6% | 54 |
| Wyoming | 137.4 | 809 | −20.4% | −42.8% | 67 |
| Utah | 134.7 | 4,768 | −8.6% | −50.2% | 71 |
| Montana | 132.7 | 1,519 | −22.0% | −52.2% | 78 |
| Florida | 130.1 | 30,525 | −14.8% | −55.9% | 51 |
| Indiana | 130.0 | 9,068 | −27.7% | −59.5% | 66 |
| New York | 122.2 | 24,441 | −12.4% | −15.3% | 56 |
| Nebraska | 119.2 | 2,405 | −23.9% | −51.6% | 76 |
| New Jersey | 117.5 | 11,218 | −19.6% | −36.3% | 90 |
| Massachusetts | 112.8 | 8,072 | −12.0% | −36.9% | 88 |
| Pennsylvania | 104.5 | 13,653 | −11.5% | −42.6% | 73 |
| Wisconsin | 96.9 | 5,787 | −19.1% | −55.1% | 81 |
| Vermont | 91.8 | 592 | −31.0% | −55.4% | 84 |
| Idaho | 88.9 | 1,804 | −24.6% | −60.7% | 77 |
| Virginia | 87.1 | 7,736 | −20.8% | −46.6% | 89 |
| Rhode Island | 86.1 | 960 | −5.5% | −60.7% | 94 |
| Connecticut | 81.6 | 3,008 | −31.2% | −55.0% | 86 |
| Maine | 78.6 | 1,112 | −21.4% | −55.2% | 79 |
| New Hampshire | 51.4 | 727 | +6.1% | −60.8% | 87 |
How to read these figures
- These are FBI estimates: where a police agency sends no data, or only a few months, the FBI fills the gap with a statistical model. The last column shows the share of the state’s law enforcement agencies that submitted at least some data in 2025.
- In 2021 the FBI moved to NIBRS, which is more detailed than the old Summary Reporting System. During the switch many agencies stopped reporting for a while: states with low coverage (Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, New York) should be read with care. The share counts agencies, not people: in Hawaii 4 of 13 agencies reported, but they cover the whole population.
- For 2025 the FBI flags limited data for Florida and North Dakota. Figures for Washington DC also include the Metro Transit Police and the fire department’s Arson Investigation Unit.
- US burglary covers homes and commercial buildings and includes attempts, so it does not match the residential burglary category used in European statistics.
- Rates and changes are our own calculation from the counts and population published by the FBI.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Estimated crimes 1979-2025 (estimated_crimes_1979_2025) e UCR participation 1960-2025 · Licence: US government public data; no licence is stated on the page · Data retrieved on