US Number of Adult Arrests for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Offenses By State in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 8,814 adult arrests made in the US for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 adult arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses: California (1,515), Texas (841), Florida (767), North Carolina (440), and Missouri (356).

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.

The interactive chart below shows the number of adult arrests made in the US for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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California 1515 17.19
Texas 841 9.54
Florida 767 8.70
North Carolina 440 4.99
Missouri 356 4.04
Michigan 327 3.71
Tennessee 321 3.64
South Carolina 320 3.63
Arizona 318 3.61
Virginia 311 3.53
Louisiana 283 3.21
Ohio 273 3.10
New York 233 2.64
Colorado 204 2.31
Georgia 187 2.12
Wisconsin 177 2.01
Washington 176 2.00
Arkansas 170 1.93
Oklahoma 150 1.70
New Jersey 146 1.66
Minnesota 128 1.45
Nevada 128 1.45
Indiana 120 1.36
Kentucky 105 1.19
Connecticut 95 1.08
Mississippi 89 1.01
Idaho 63 0.72
Oregon 63 0.72
Utah 55 0.62
Iowa 50 0.57
West Virginia 44 0.50
Kansas 38 0.43
Massachusetts 38 0.43
Nebraska 33 0.37
Alaska 30 0.34
Montana 26 0.30
Hawaii 25 0.28
North Dakota 25 0.28
South Dakota 23 0.26
New Mexico 19 0.22
Delaware 16 0.18
Maryland 16 0.18
Rhode Island 14 0.16
Illinois 12 0.14
Maine 12 0.14
Vermont 10 0.11
Alabama 8 0.09
Wyoming 8 0.09
New Hampshire 2 0.02
Pennsylvania 2 0.02
District of Columbia 2 0.02