US Number of Adult Arrests for Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 21,987 adult arrests made in the US for sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 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 sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) offenses: California (6,824), Florida (2,673), New York (956), Texas (901), and Arizona (835).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 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 sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 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 | 6824 | 31.04 |
| Florida | 2673 | 12.16 |
| New York | 956 | 4.35 |
| Texas | 901 | 4.10 |
| Arizona | 835 | 3.80 |
| Nevada | 710 | 3.23 |
| Wisconsin | 691 | 3.14 |
| New Jersey | 684 | 3.11 |
| Louisiana | 649 | 2.95 |
| Virginia | 435 | 1.98 |
| Minnesota | 415 | 1.89 |
| Washington | 412 | 1.87 |
| Michigan | 387 | 1.76 |
| Utah | 374 | 1.70 |
| Tennessee | 347 | 1.58 |
| North Carolina | 340 | 1.55 |
| Ohio | 315 | 1.43 |
| Oklahoma | 292 | 1.33 |
| Missouri | 289 | 1.31 |
| Georgia | 288 | 1.31 |
| Oregon | 287 | 1.31 |
| Connecticut | 262 | 1.19 |
| Colorado | 237 | 1.08 |
| Massachusetts | 236 | 1.07 |
| Alaska | 231 | 1.05 |
| Indiana | 209 | 0.95 |
| South Carolina | 195 | 0.89 |
| Nebraska | 167 | 0.76 |
| Kentucky | 164 | 0.75 |
| Idaho | 150 | 0.68 |
| Montana | 96 | 0.44 |
| Kansas | 87 | 0.40 |
| Maine | 86 | 0.39 |
| Delaware | 83 | 0.38 |
| Mississippi | 75 | 0.34 |
| Iowa | 73 | 0.33 |
| New Hampshire | 73 | 0.33 |
| Wyoming | 68 | 0.31 |
| Arkansas | 64 | 0.29 |
| North Dakota | 55 | 0.25 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | 0.23 |
| South Dakota | 42 | 0.19 |
| West Virginia | 42 | 0.19 |
| District of Columbia | 30 | 0.14 |
| Vermont | 24 | 0.11 |
| Hawaii | 23 | 0.11 |
| Maryland | 18 | 0.08 |
| Illinois | 14 | 0.06 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 0.06 |
| Alabama | 11 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 0.03 |
