In 2020, Fairbanks, Alaska was the metro area with the highest rate of property crime in the United States with 4,152.2 property crimes per 100,000 inhabitants. Alexandria, Louisiana had the second highest rate, with 4,018.7 property crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.
Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
* The source only includes data for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) where at least 75 percent of the agencies within the MSA reported data and for which the principal city/cities submitted 12 months of complete data for 2020. Accordingly, the following large MSAs are not included: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, St Louis, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Indianapolis.
Number depicted here shows only crimes which are known to police.
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FBI. (September 27, 2021). Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/
FBI. "Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020 (per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. September 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/
FBI. (2021). Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020 (per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/
FBI. "Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Property Crime Rate in The United States in 2020 (per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/
FBI, Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020 (per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the United States in 2020 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], FBI, September 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/605553/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-property-crime-rate/
