US Number of Total Arrests for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Offenses By State in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 7,108 total 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 total arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses: Texas (1,108), North Carolina (561), South Carolina (444), Georgia (383), and Tennessee (380).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile 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 total 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.
| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1108 | 15.59 |
| North Carolina | 561 | 7.89 |
| South Carolina | 444 | 6.25 |
| Georgia | 383 | 5.39 |
| Tennessee | 380 | 5.35 |
| Michigan | 379 | 5.33 |
| Virginia | 379 | 5.33 |
| Ohio | 268 | 3.77 |
| Missouri | 254 | 3.57 |
| Colorado | 229 | 3.22 |
| Kentucky | 219 | 3.08 |
| Louisiana | 213 | 3.00 |
| Arkansas | 196 | 2.76 |
| Wisconsin | 187 | 2.63 |
| Washington | 165 | 2.32 |
| Nevada | 159 | 2.24 |
| Indiana | 140 | 1.97 |
| Minnesota | 134 | 1.89 |
| Oklahoma | 132 | 1.86 |
| Connecticut | 111 | 1.56 |
| Arizona | 103 | 1.45 |
| Alabama | 82 | 1.15 |
| Mississippi | 82 | 1.15 |
| Oregon | 73 | 1.03 |
| California | 70 | 0.99 |
| Maryland | 66 | 0.93 |
| Massachusetts | 61 | 0.86 |
| Utah | 55 | 0.77 |
| Kansas | 45 | 0.63 |
| Illinois | 43 | 0.61 |
| Iowa | 41 | 0.58 |
| New York | 41 | 0.58 |
| New Jersey | 39 | 0.55 |
| Delaware | 32 | 0.45 |
| West Virginia | 32 | 0.45 |
| New Mexico | 30 | 0.42 |
| Idaho | 25 | 0.35 |
| Montana | 22 | 0.31 |
| Nebraska | 20 | 0.28 |
| Maine | 16 | 0.23 |
| Wyoming | 15 | 0.21 |
| Alaska | 14 | 0.20 |
| Rhode Island | 14 | 0.20 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 0.13 |
| South Dakota | 9 | 0.13 |
| Vermont | 9 | 0.13 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 0.11 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0.08 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 0.06 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.01 |
| Florida | 0 | 0.00 |
