This page explores property crime trends across the United States, focusing on offenses such as larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. By visualizing crime counts and rates by state, as well as analyzing proportions and temporal trends, the goal is to highlight regional patterns and the relative frequency of each crime type.
This faceted line chart tracks national counts of three major property crimes—larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft—over time. Each panel highlights a specific crime type, allowing for easy comparison across years. Overall, all three crimes show a steady decline from 2001 to 2016, with larceny being the most prevalent throughout the period. The consistent downward trend suggests improvements in prevention, enforcement, or broader socioeconomic factors contributing to reduced property crime rates.
This pie chart illustrates the proportion of total property crimes in 2016 that were attributed to each major category: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. Larceny overwhelmingly dominates the total, making up over 70% of all property crimes, while burglary accounts for about 19% and vehicle theft for just under 10%. This distribution emphasizes that the vast majority of property-related offenses involve theft without force or unlawful entry, distinguishing larceny as the most common form of property crime by a wide margin.
This heatmap displays the total number of property crimes committed across all U.S. states from 2000 to 2016. Each row represents a state, while each column corresponds to a specific year. Brighter colors indicate higher crime totals. Notably, states like California, Texas, and Florida consistently show higher property crime volumes, likely reflecting their large populations.
The distribution of vehicle theft rates across states in 2010 reveals considerable variation. While the median rate is about 209 thefts per 100,000 people, many states had significantly higher rates, with the upper quartile reaching above 250 and a maximum outlier of over 400. Meanwhile, the lower quartile is around 143, with the lowest states reporting rates near 70, indicating that some states experienced relatively low vehicle theft. This spread highlights a clear disparity among states, suggesting that factors like population density, urbanization, and local crime prevention efforts played major roles in vehicle theft occurrences.