Trespassing in U.S. cities and states
Entering or staying on property without permission, without intent to commit another crime.
We estimate about 807,200 incidents a year across the U.S., down 8.6% from a year earlier. The model projects a 11.6% decline by 2031.
- Group
- Social disorder
- FBI offense codes
- 90J
- Counted as
- Incidents (the FBI records arrests only; see below)
The FBI records this only through arrests, so agency totals are modeled from the ratio seen in cities that publish incident records.
Highest trespassing rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for trespassing; 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; 22 are above the U.S. rate for trespassing. The highest is at 2.2 times the U.S. rate.
Trespassing by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
Other social disorder
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.