In 2023, New Mexico had the highest burglary rate in the United States. That year, they had 517.9 occurrences per 100,000 residents. Washington followed with 481 incidents per 100,000 residents. What is burglary? Burglary in the United States is considered a felony or misdemeanor. It includes trespassing and theft, and going inside a building or car with the intent to commit any crime. Even if the crime is not necessarily theft, it is still illegal. Some states consider burglary committed during the day as housebreaking, not burglary. The Bureau of Justice Statistics defines it as unlawful or forcible entry into a building. There are four types of burglary in total: completed burglary, forcible entry, unlawful entry, and attempted forcible entry. Burglary in the United States Burglary affects all 50 states in the United States, as burglary was the third most common type of property crime in the United States in 2023. California had the highest number of reported burglaries in that same year, whereas New Hampshire had the lowest number. However, the overall reported burglary rate in the United States has decreased significantly since 1990.

In 2023, the nationwide burglary rate in the United States was 250.7 cases per 100,000 of the population. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when the burglary rate stood at 272.7 cases per 100,000 of the population.

In 2023, an estimated 839,563 reported burglary cases occurred across the United States, a slight decrease from the previous year. The number of reported burglaries has been decreasing since 1990, when there were 3.07 million reported burglaries nationwide.

In 2022, Costa Rica had the highest burglary rate worldwide, with ***** occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants. Other countries with the highest burglary rate were Sweden, Luxembourg and Dominica.

The number of violent crimes against property registered in Brazil showed a downward trend from 2017 to 2020. After an increase in 2021 and 2022, this number decreased again in 2023, with 366,260 such cases in the South American country.Furthermore, most of the violent crimes against property in Brazil consist of vehicle thefts and break-ins.

In 2023, around 42,508 burglaries in the United States took place in commercial or office buildings. A further 23,358 burglaries took place in restaurants in that year, and a further 45 burglaries took place on military bases.

Around 54,632 private homes were burglarized in Mexico in 2023, down from 60,514 home burglaries registered a year earlier. In the past years, 2017 presented the highest number of house burglaries, the number of robberies in private homes have been decreasing since then. Business burglaries, however, had consistently increased from 2015 up until 2020.

In 2023, the federal state of California had the most reported burglaries in the United States, with a total of 135,369 reported cases. Texas, North Carolina, Washington, and Florida rounded out the top five states with the most burglaries in that year.

In 2023, the number of incidents of breaking and entering in Canada decreased by 2,563 incidents (-1.92 percent) since 2022.

In 2023, Andalusia and the Community of Madrid were the Spanish autonomous communities with the largest number of burglaries registered, with over ****** and ****** cases, respectively. On the other hand, the autonomous city of Ceuta registered only *** house burglaries.

In 2023/24 there were 266,489 burglaries in England and Wales, a slight decline on the previous year. Since 2002/03 there has been a clear trend of falling burglary offences, with the most recent year having the fewest burglaries in this time period.

In 2023, there were 906,176 cases of property crimes reported in California - the highest in the country. Texas, New York, Florida, and Washington rounded out the top five states in the U.S. for property crimes in that year.

In the United States, significantly more men than women were arrested for property crimes. In 2021, a total of 3,893 men and 1,190 women were arrested for arson in the United States. For property crimes in total, 483,840 men and 217,107 women were arrested in that year.

In 2023, an estimated 217,600 households were victims of burglary in France. This figure is down significantly compared to a decade ago, in 2013. Indeed, in that year around 258,000 households were victims of burglary.

In 2023, the average value stolen from residences during burglaries which occurred during the night amounted to 4,488 U.S. dollars, while the average stolen value from burglaries which occurred in residences during the day was 5,018 U.S. dollars. In comparison, property stolen from nonresidences, such as stores or offices, during the day had an average value of 4,889 U.S. dollars.

In 2023, a total of 5,439 white Americans were arrested for arson in the United States in comparison to 1,876 Americans who were Black or African American.

In 2023, 3,844 private homes were burglarized in Spain. An increase when compared to last year were 3,669 home burglaries occurred. The highest number of home burglaries occurred in 2013, when over 6,300 were registered.

In 2023, the property crime rate in the District of Columbia was 4,307.4 reported property crimes per 100,000 residents. New Mexico, Washington, Colorado and Louisiana rounded out the top five states with the highest rates of property crime in that year.

In financial year 2021, an estimated 1.7 percent of households in Australia experienced a home break-in. The victimization rate for home break-ins in Australia has decreased overall over the past decade.

Up to October 2024, *** breaking and entering crimes were registered in Jamaican households. In addition, up to *** robberies were reported, slightly down compared to the same period of the previous year. More figures about crime in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries can be found in this report.