US Number of Adult Arrests By Race and Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2024

Updated on September 20, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 259,470 adult arrests made in the US for violent crime offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (130.48K), followed by Black or African American (117.43K), and Asian (5.91K).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 229,251 (88%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (166.09K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (63.16K).

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.

The charts and tables below shows the violent crime arrests by race and ethnicity in the US.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Adult Arrests By Race for Violent Crime Offenses in 2024
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Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Adult Arrests By Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2024
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US Number of Adult Arrests By Race for Violent Crime Offenses in 2024
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 130480 50.3
Black or African American 117430 45.3
Asian 5908 2.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 4750 1.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 902 0.3
Number of Adult Arrests By Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2024
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 166090 72.4
Hispanic or Latino 63161 27.6