US Number of Total Arrests for Offenses against the family and children Offenses By State in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 32,872 total arrests made in the US for offenses against the family and children 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 offenses against the family and children offenses: Kentucky (3,990), North Carolina (2,871), Colorado (2,149), Texas (2,140), and Tennessee (2,129).

You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Offenses against the family and children 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 offenses against the family and children 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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Kentucky 3990 12.14
North Carolina 2871 8.73
Colorado 2149 6.54
Texas 2140 6.51
Tennessee 2129 6.48
Connecticut 2063 6.28
Utah 1457 4.43
Wisconsin 1399 4.26
Virginia 1118 3.40
Georgia 972 2.96
Massachusetts 835 2.54
Missouri 820 2.50
South Carolina 812 2.47
South Dakota 812 2.47
Michigan 774 2.36
New Mexico 650 1.98
Nevada 634 1.93
Mississippi 559 1.70
Nebraska 542 1.65
Idaho 457 1.39
Iowa 456 1.39
Montana 449 1.37
Ohio 412 1.25
Arizona 351 1.07
Indiana 347 1.06
North Dakota 330 1.00
Arkansas 323 0.98
New Jersey 322 0.98
Louisiana 297 0.90
Oklahoma 291 0.89
Oregon 191 0.58
Kansas 185 0.56
Maryland 178 0.54
Delaware 163 0.50
Vermont 160 0.49
Illinois 156 0.48
Minnesota 148 0.45
West Virginia 143 0.44
Alabama 135 0.41
New Hampshire 135 0.41
Washington 127 0.39
Rhode Island 91 0.28
Maine 87 0.27
Wyoming 81 0.25
New York 39 0.12
Alaska 32 0.10
Pennsylvania 28 0.09
Hawaii 12 0.04
Florida 11 0.03
California 6 0.02
District of Columbia 3 0.01