US Number of Total Arrests for Drunkenness Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 135,744 total arrests made in the US for drunkenness offenses. This value is the total for all US states and DC.
Among all US states, the following were among the top 5 that had high number of total arrests for drunkenness offenses: California (35,841), Texas (29,367), Virginia (12,912), Kentucky (9,101), and Tennessee (8,884).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Drunkenness offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.
The interactive chart below shows the number of total arrests made in the US for drunkenness offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.
| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| California | 35841 | 26.40 |
| Texas | 29367 | 21.63 |
| Virginia | 12912 | 9.51 |
| Kentucky | 9101 | 6.71 |
| Tennessee | 8884 | 6.55 |
| South Dakota | 6805 | 5.01 |
| Oklahoma | 6706 | 4.94 |
| Arkansas | 3123 | 2.30 |
| South Carolina | 3121 | 2.30 |
| Iowa | 2483 | 1.83 |
| Ohio | 2375 | 1.75 |
| Utah | 1795 | 1.32 |
| New Hampshire | 1749 | 1.29 |
| Massachusetts | 1381 | 1.02 |
| Wyoming | 1309 | 0.96 |
| Arizona | 1291 | 0.95 |
| Mississippi | 1157 | 0.85 |
| Louisiana | 1115 | 0.82 |
| North Carolina | 836 | 0.62 |
| Indiana | 819 | 0.60 |
| Georgia | 561 | 0.41 |
| Montana | 447 | 0.33 |
| Idaho | 420 | 0.31 |
| Nebraska | 331 | 0.24 |
| West Virginia | 301 | 0.22 |
| North Dakota | 290 | 0.21 |
| Delaware | 238 | 0.18 |
| Nevada | 224 | 0.17 |
| Missouri | 181 | 0.13 |
| Michigan | 124 | 0.09 |
| Kansas | 87 | 0.06 |
| New Jersey | 69 | 0.05 |
| Washington | 68 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 64 | 0.05 |
| Alabama | 44 | 0.03 |
| Colorado | 34 | 0.03 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 0.02 |
| Rhode Island | 21 | 0.02 |
| Alaska | 19 | 0.01 |
| District of Columbia | 14 | 0.01 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0.00 |
| Maine | 3 | 0.00 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.00 |
| Oregon | 2 | 0.00 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0.00 |
| Florida | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0.00 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0.00 |
| New York | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0.00 |
