US Number of Juvenile Arrests By Race and Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024

Updated on January 23, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 15,488 juvenile arrests made in the US for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as Black or African American (8.24K), followed by White (6.84K), and American Indian or Alaska Native (185).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 13,449 (87%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (9.29K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (4.16K).

The charts and tables below shows the juvenile arrests by race and ethnicity for weapons carrying possessing etc in the US.

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

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: arrests in cities, arrests in metropolitan counties, arrests in nonmetropolitan counties, and arrests in suburban areas,

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in the US By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
Black or African American
White
American Indian or Alaska Native
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in the US By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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US Number of Juvenile Arrests By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Black or African American 8238 53.2
White 6843 44.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 185 1.2
Asian 171 1.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 51 0.3
US Number of Juvenile Arrests By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 9290 69.1
Hispanic or Latino 4159 30.9