US Number of Total Arrests for Offenses against the family and children Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 40,498 total arrests made in the US for offenses against the family and children 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 offenses against the family and children offenses: Kentucky (3,403), Texas (3,124), North Carolina (2,925), New Jersey (2,658), and New Mexico (2,032).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Offenses against the family and children 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 offenses against the family and children 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 3403 | 8.40 |
| Texas | 3124 | 7.71 |
| North Carolina | 2925 | 7.22 |
| New Jersey | 2658 | 6.56 |
| New Mexico | 2032 | 5.02 |
| Colorado | 1764 | 4.36 |
| Utah | 1762 | 4.35 |
| Connecticut | 1706 | 4.21 |
| Tennessee | 1703 | 4.21 |
| Wisconsin | 1616 | 3.99 |
| Arizona | 1595 | 3.94 |
| Massachusetts | 1140 | 2.82 |
| South Dakota | 1038 | 2.56 |
| Virginia | 1018 | 2.51 |
| Missouri | 913 | 2.25 |
| Iowa | 906 | 2.24 |
| Michigan | 875 | 2.16 |
| Montana | 863 | 2.13 |
| Louisiana | 838 | 2.07 |
| South Carolina | 753 | 1.86 |
| Nevada | 724 | 1.79 |
| Nebraska | 694 | 1.71 |
| Georgia | 686 | 1.69 |
| Idaho | 529 | 1.31 |
| Ohio | 481 | 1.19 |
| Oklahoma | 411 | 1.01 |
| North Dakota | 408 | 1.01 |
| Mississippi | 379 | 0.94 |
| California | 308 | 0.76 |
| Minnesota | 300 | 0.74 |
| Wyoming | 300 | 0.74 |
| Indiana | 299 | 0.74 |
| New York | 295 | 0.73 |
| Oregon | 263 | 0.65 |
| Arkansas | 253 | 0.63 |
| Washington | 242 | 0.60 |
| Kansas | 221 | 0.55 |
| Vermont | 209 | 0.52 |
| Delaware | 147 | 0.36 |
| Illinois | 140 | 0.35 |
| New Hampshire | 140 | 0.35 |
| Alaska | 101 | 0.25 |
| West Virginia | 95 | 0.24 |
| Maine | 81 | 0.20 |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | 0.14 |
| Rhode Island | 56 | 0.14 |
| Maryland | 23 | 0.06 |
| Alabama | 20 | 0.05 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0.01 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.00 |
| Florida | 0 | 0.00 |
