US Number of Adult Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 114,776 adult arrests made in the US for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 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 weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (26,673), Texas (12,095), Michigan (9,009), Florida (6,753), and Virginia (4,385).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 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 weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 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 | 26673 | 23.24 |
| Texas | 12095 | 10.54 |
| Michigan | 9009 | 7.85 |
| Florida | 6753 | 5.88 |
| Virginia | 4385 | 3.82 |
| Ohio | 3866 | 3.37 |
| Arizona | 3319 | 2.89 |
| New Jersey | 3229 | 2.81 |
| Louisiana | 3186 | 2.78 |
| Wisconsin | 3164 | 2.76 |
| North Carolina | 3092 | 2.69 |
| Missouri | 2779 | 2.42 |
| Oklahoma | 2767 | 2.41 |
| South Carolina | 2646 | 2.31 |
| Nevada | 2475 | 2.16 |
| New York | 2458 | 2.14 |
| Tennessee | 2232 | 1.95 |
| Colorado | 2165 | 1.89 |
| Indiana | 2135 | 1.86 |
| Minnesota | 2135 | 1.86 |
| Oregon | 2008 | 1.75 |
| Washington | 1569 | 1.37 |
| Georgia | 1065 | 0.93 |
| Connecticut | 949 | 0.83 |
| Arkansas | 912 | 0.80 |
| Massachusetts | 912 | 0.80 |
| Iowa | 825 | 0.72 |
| Utah | 777 | 0.68 |
| Mississippi | 605 | 0.53 |
| Nebraska | 591 | 0.52 |
| West Virginia | 401 | 0.35 |
| Kentucky | 370 | 0.32 |
| Kansas | 366 | 0.32 |
| Alaska | 321 | 0.28 |
| New Mexico | 306 | 0.27 |
| Delaware | 287 | 0.25 |
| Rhode Island | 278 | 0.24 |
| North Dakota | 271 | 0.24 |
| Idaho | 236 | 0.21 |
| South Dakota | 230 | 0.20 |
| Hawaii | 161 | 0.14 |
| Maryland | 142 | 0.12 |
| Illinois | 138 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 129 | 0.11 |
| New Hampshire | 125 | 0.11 |
| Montana | 67 | 0.06 |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 0.05 |
| Wyoming | 45 | 0.04 |
| District of Columbia | 37 | 0.03 |
| Vermont | 20 | 0.02 |
| Alabama | 14 | 0.01 |
