US' worst cities for property crime, ranked by FBI data

(NewsNation) — A southwestern Tennessee city is home to the most property crimes per capita, a report compiled by Surveillance Video found.

FBI data from 2019 to 2023 ranked 45 of the United States’ most populous cities on the total property crimes committed and total value of property stolen.

Memphis, Tenn., topped the list, followed closely by Oregon’s largest city and the Bay Area’s trade center.

What is a property crime?

Multiple crimes fall under the property crime umbrella, as classified by the FBI.

Crimes included are:

Arson
Motor vehicle theft
Burglary, or entering a building without consent to commit a crime
Larceny/theft, or stealing property without forced entry

Cities with the highest property crime rates

Here are the 10 cities with most property crimes per capita from 2019 to 2023, as reported by the FBI.

Stolen property value only accounts for items taken during a burglary, not for damages during larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson.

1. Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Tennessee TN Downtown Drone Skyline Aerial. (Getty Images)

Total property crimes: 210,737

Stolen property value: $585.7 million

2. Portland, Ore.

Aerial view of Willamette River running through downtown Portland, Oregon. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Total property crimes: 184,302

Stolen property value: $565.9 million

3. Oakland, Calif.

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: A drone view of the skyline in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)

Total property crimes: 122,062

Stolen property value: $547 million

4. Denver

USA, Colorado, Denver, city view and Rocky Mountains from the east, dawn

Total property crimes: 191,747

Stolen property value: $828.8 million

5. Seattle

Seattle's skyline as seen from the Puget Sound. — Downtown Seattle city skyline from the Puget Sound.

Total property crimes: 195,976

Stolen property value: $252.2 million

6. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Total property crimes: 138,899

Stolen property value: $306.3 million

7. Minneapolis

Minneapolis Minnesota at Sunset on the Mississippi River,

Total property crimes: 102,932

Stolen property value: $83.3 million

8. Tulsa, Okla.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Skyline at Sunrise. (Photo by: Jumping Rocks/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Total property crimes: 96,635

Stolen property value: $200.9 million

9. San Francisco

Aerial of downtown district at sunset, San Francisco, California, USA

Total property crimes: 181,316

Stolen property value: $473.5 million

10. San Antonio

Downtown San Antonio, Texas, is pictured from the Tower of the Americas, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Total property crimes: 342,058

Stolen property value: $1,112.5 million

Houston, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri.; Detroit, Michigan.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. and Dallas, Texas, round out the top 15.

FBI data excluded Las Vegas, Nevada, Nashville, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky because their police departments served the entire metropolitan area rather than just the city, ultimately skewing the data.

Similarly, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, serve the entire county. Crime data from Jacksonville, Florida, was unavailable.

To read the full report, click here.

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