Vandalism in U.S. cities and states
Deliberately damaging or destroying property.
We estimate about 1,415,700 offenses a year across the U.S., down 8.8% from a year earlier. The model projects a 12.0% decline by 2031.
- Group
- Social disorder
- FBI offense codes
- 290
- Counted as
- One per offense
Cities and places
Highest vandalism rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for vandalism; 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.
PlaceIndex
25 places published so far; 23 are above the U.S. rate for vandalism. The highest is at 3.3 times the U.S. rate.
States
Vandalism by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Alaska
226
New Mexico
204
Kansas
185
Delaware
165
Arkansas
131
Nebraska
130
Maryland
128
Utah
123
Missouri
118
Louisiana
114
Alabama
113
Montana
113
Oregon
112
South Carolina
109
Minnesota
106
Virginia
99
New Hampshire
96
South Dakota
95
Michigan
94
North Dakota
91
Rhode Island
90
Kentucky
88
Mississippi
86
Iowa
83
Wyoming
81
Georgia
80
Wisconsin
77
Vermont
76
Connecticut
76
Maine
68
New Jersey
64
West Virginia
63
Idaho
57
Hawaii
43
Other social disorder
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.