US Number of Adult Arrests in Metropolitan Counties 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 19,045 adult arrests made in US metropolitan counties for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (11.24K), followed by Black or African American (7.52K), and Asian (160).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 15,730 (83%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (12.04K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3.69K).

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

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

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: all arrests, arrests in cities, 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 Adult Arrests Made in US Metropolitan Counties 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 Adult Arrests Made in US Metropolitan Counties By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Metropolitan Counties By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2020
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 11243 59
Black or African American 7517 39.5
Asian 160 0.8
American Indian or Alaska Native 101 0.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 0.1
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Metropolitan Counties 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 12041 76.5
Hispanic or Latino 3689 23.5