US Number of Total Arrests in Cities By Race and Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020

Updated on January 27, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 88,057 total arrests made in US cities for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (43.25K), followed by Black or African American (42.65K), and Asian (1.00K).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 73,107 (83%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (53.97K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (19.14K).

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

You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests in US cities. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses in US cities.

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

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Total Arrests Made in US Cities By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
White
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Total Arrests Made in US Cities By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
US Number of Total Arrests Made in Cities By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 43247 49.1
Black or African American 42648 48.4
Asian 1003 1.1
American Indian or Alaska Native 931 1.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 228 0.3
US Number of Total Arrests Made in Cities By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 53970 73.8
Hispanic or Latino 19137 26.2