What the police data says about home burglary
380,116 home burglaries reached the FBI's database in 2024. Here is when they happened, how the burglar got in, and how the rate differs by state.
48.5%of home burglaries involved no forced entry
54.4%happened between 6am and 6pm
1,040reported home burglaries a day
- Home burglary statistics for the US
- Burglary rate by state
- Do burglars come through unlocked doors?
- What time do burglaries happen?
- The odds of being burglarized
State pages are in preview for Texas, South Dakota and New Hampshire.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, NIBRS 2024 master file (US government data, public domain). Residential burglary is offense code 220 at a residence or home.
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 state population estimates.
- How the numbers were built: About the data.