US Number of Adult Arrests for Violent crime Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 345,256 adult arrests made in the US for violent crime 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 violent crime offenses: California (95,936), Florida (31,484), Texas (27,561), Michigan (11,968), and Tennessee (11,844).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Violent crime 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 violent crime 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 | 95936 | 27.79 |
| Florida | 31484 | 9.12 |
| Texas | 27561 | 7.98 |
| Michigan | 11968 | 3.47 |
| Tennessee | 11844 | 3.43 |
| Arizona | 10614 | 3.07 |
| North Carolina | 9381 | 2.72 |
| New York | 8409 | 2.44 |
| New Jersey | 8220 | 2.38 |
| Louisiana | 7967 | 2.31 |
| Colorado | 7953 | 2.30 |
| Missouri | 7814 | 2.26 |
| Washington | 7742 | 2.24 |
| Wisconsin | 6636 | 1.92 |
| Ohio | 6439 | 1.87 |
| Virginia | 6163 | 1.79 |
| South Carolina | 6145 | 1.78 |
| Massachusetts | 5560 | 1.61 |
| Georgia | 5464 | 1.58 |
| Nevada | 5344 | 1.55 |
| Arkansas | 5119 | 1.48 |
| Minnesota | 4677 | 1.36 |
| Iowa | 4639 | 1.34 |
| Oklahoma | 4497 | 1.30 |
| Oregon | 4451 | 1.29 |
| Indiana | 3574 | 1.03 |
| Alaska | 2452 | 0.71 |
| Connecticut | 2432 | 0.70 |
| Utah | 2379 | 0.69 |
| New Mexico | 2182 | 0.63 |
| Montana | 1948 | 0.56 |
| Kentucky | 1947 | 0.56 |
| South Dakota | 1833 | 0.53 |
| Idaho | 1597 | 0.46 |
| Delaware | 1581 | 0.46 |
| Nebraska | 1505 | 0.44 |
| Kansas | 1494 | 0.43 |
| West Virginia | 1268 | 0.37 |
| North Dakota | 920 | 0.27 |
| Rhode Island | 898 | 0.26 |
| Mississippi | 826 | 0.24 |
| Hawaii | 754 | 0.22 |
| Vermont | 712 | 0.21 |
| Maine | 667 | 0.19 |
| New Hampshire | 613 | 0.18 |
| Maryland | 508 | 0.15 |
| Wyoming | 432 | 0.13 |
| Illinois | 370 | 0.11 |
| District of Columbia | 141 | 0.04 |
| Alabama | 98 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania | 98 | 0.03 |
