US Number of Juvenile Arrests for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 727 juvenile 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 juvenile arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses: Texas (82), California (79), Florida (73), Louisiana (46), and South Carolina (39).
You can see similar information for adult 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 juvenile 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.
| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 82 | 11.28 |
| California | 79 | 10.87 |
| Florida | 73 | 10.04 |
| Louisiana | 46 | 6.33 |
| South Carolina | 39 | 5.37 |
| Colorado | 32 | 4.40 |
| North Carolina | 29 | 3.99 |
| New York | 26 | 3.58 |
| Arkansas | 25 | 3.44 |
| Virginia | 25 | 3.44 |
| Arizona | 22 | 3.03 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | 2.89 |
| Michigan | 20 | 2.75 |
| Ohio | 20 | 2.75 |
| Missouri | 19 | 2.61 |
| Tennessee | 19 | 2.61 |
| New Jersey | 18 | 2.48 |
| Georgia | 15 | 2.06 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 1.93 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1.51 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 1.38 |
| Indiana | 10 | 1.38 |
| Washington | 10 | 1.38 |
| Kansas | 8 | 1.10 |
| Iowa | 6 | 0.83 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 0.83 |
| Nevada | 6 | 0.83 |
| Idaho | 5 | 0.69 |
| Oregon | 5 | 0.69 |
| Utah | 5 | 0.69 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.55 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.41 |
| Montana | 3 | 0.41 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0.28 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.14 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.14 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0.14 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.14 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0.14 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.14 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.14 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.14 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.14 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maine | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maryland | 0 | 0.00 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.00 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.00 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0.00 |
