Shoplifting in U.S. cities and states
Theft of goods from a store or other business open to the public.
We estimate about 1,096,700 offenses a year across the U.S., down 7.5% from a year earlier. The model projects a 13.5% decline by 2031.
- Group
- Property crimes
- FBI offense codes
- 23C
- Counted as
- One per offense
Per-resident rates run high where large stores draw shoppers from outside the area.
Highest shoplifting rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for shoplifting; the U.S. rate is 100. Rates run high where many people work or visit but few live, so downtowns and shopping areas weigh on a city's figure.
25 places published so far; 19 are above the U.S. rate for shoplifting. The highest is at 3.7 times the U.S. rate.
Shoplifting by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
Other property crimes
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.