US Number of Adult Arrests for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Offenses By State in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 6,452 adult arrests made in the US for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses: Texas (976), North Carolina (521), South Carolina (409), Virginia (366), and Michigan (364).

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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State Number of Arrests Percent of US Total (%)
Texas 976 15.13
North Carolina 521 8.07
South Carolina 409 6.34
Virginia 366 5.67
Michigan 364 5.64
Tennessee 347 5.38
Georgia 343 5.32
Ohio 240 3.72
Missouri 237 3.67
Colorado 200 3.10
Kentucky 193 2.99
Louisiana 177 2.74
Arkansas 175 2.71
Wisconsin 166 2.57
Washington 154 2.39
Nevada 148 2.29
Minnesota 125 1.94
Indiana 120 1.86
Oklahoma 111 1.72
Connecticut 102 1.58
Arizona 91 1.41
Alabama 79 1.22
Mississippi 70 1.09
Oregon 69 1.07
California 65 1.01
Maryland 58 0.90
Massachusetts 58 0.90
Utah 47 0.73
Illinois 41 0.64
Kansas 39 0.60
New Jersey 39 0.60
New York 39 0.60
Iowa 34 0.53
West Virginia 30 0.47
Delaware 28 0.43
New Mexico 28 0.43
Idaho 23 0.36
Montana 21 0.33
Nebraska 18 0.28
Alaska 14 0.22
Rhode Island 14 0.22
Wyoming 14 0.22
Maine 13 0.20
North Dakota 9 0.14
South Dakota 9 0.14
Vermont 9 0.14
Hawaii 8 0.12
New Hampshire 6 0.09
Pennsylvania 4 0.06
District of Columbia 1 0.02
Florida 0 0.00