US Number of Total Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 123,302 total 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 total arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (28,407), Texas (12,916), Michigan (9,312), Florida (7,470), and Virginia (4,584).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile 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 total 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 | 28407 | 23.04 |
| Texas | 12916 | 10.48 |
| Michigan | 9312 | 7.55 |
| Florida | 7470 | 6.06 |
| Virginia | 4584 | 3.72 |
| Ohio | 4133 | 3.35 |
| New Jersey | 3636 | 2.95 |
| Arizona | 3600 | 2.92 |
| Louisiana | 3508 | 2.85 |
| Wisconsin | 3453 | 2.80 |
| North Carolina | 3295 | 2.67 |
| Oklahoma | 2916 | 2.37 |
| South Carolina | 2914 | 2.36 |
| Missouri | 2910 | 2.36 |
| New York | 2629 | 2.13 |
| Nevada | 2624 | 2.13 |
| Tennessee | 2526 | 2.05 |
| Minnesota | 2359 | 1.91 |
| Colorado | 2341 | 1.90 |
| Indiana | 2274 | 1.84 |
| Oregon | 2068 | 1.68 |
| Washington | 1697 | 1.38 |
| Georgia | 1235 | 1.00 |
| Connecticut | 1022 | 0.83 |
| Arkansas | 1008 | 0.82 |
| Massachusetts | 974 | 0.79 |
| Iowa | 914 | 0.74 |
| Utah | 868 | 0.70 |
| Nebraska | 669 | 0.54 |
| Mississippi | 667 | 0.54 |
| Kentucky | 407 | 0.33 |
| West Virginia | 407 | 0.33 |
| Kansas | 384 | 0.31 |
| Delaware | 343 | 0.28 |
| Alaska | 332 | 0.27 |
| Rhode Island | 329 | 0.27 |
| New Mexico | 327 | 0.27 |
| North Dakota | 284 | 0.23 |
| Idaho | 273 | 0.22 |
| South Dakota | 272 | 0.22 |
| Maryland | 172 | 0.14 |
| Hawaii | 161 | 0.13 |
| Illinois | 160 | 0.13 |
| Maine | 130 | 0.11 |
| New Hampshire | 126 | 0.10 |
| Montana | 72 | 0.06 |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | 0.05 |
| Wyoming | 56 | 0.05 |
| District of Columbia | 43 | 0.04 |
| Vermont | 21 | 0.02 |
| Alabama | 14 | 0.01 |
