US Number of Total Arrests for All Offenses By State in 2021
Updated on January 26, 2026.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 4,330,252 total arrests made in the US for all 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 all offenses: Texas (524,958), Tennessee (255,863), North Carolina (225,175), Virginia (186,270), and Kentucky (177,379).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for All 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 all 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 | 524958 | 12.12 |
| Tennessee | 255863 | 5.91 |
| North Carolina | 225175 | 5.20 |
| Virginia | 186270 | 4.30 |
| Kentucky | 177379 | 4.10 |
| Wisconsin | 157256 | 3.63 |
| Georgia | 157237 | 3.63 |
| Michigan | 155832 | 3.60 |
| Colorado | 154110 | 3.56 |
| Ohio | 136529 | 3.15 |
| Missouri | 133059 | 3.07 |
| Minnesota | 126675 | 2.93 |
| South Carolina | 119278 | 2.76 |
| Washington | 117132 | 2.71 |
| Arkansas | 104439 | 2.41 |
| Nevada | 102790 | 2.37 |
| Indiana | 100461 | 2.32 |
| Oregon | 91146 | 2.11 |
| Arizona | 90161 | 2.08 |
| Utah | 82552 | 1.91 |
| Massachusetts | 81377 | 1.88 |
| California | 80110 | 1.85 |
| Oklahoma | 73965 | 1.71 |
| Louisiana | 72217 | 1.67 |
| Connecticut | 69831 | 1.61 |
| Iowa | 68342 | 1.58 |
| Kansas | 50774 | 1.17 |
| Mississippi | 49859 | 1.15 |
| Alabama | 48349 | 1.12 |
| Idaho | 46857 | 1.08 |
| South Dakota | 44544 | 1.03 |
| New York | 40069 | 0.93 |
| Nebraska | 38036 | 0.88 |
| Illinois | 38027 | 0.88 |
| New Hampshire | 32486 | 0.75 |
| Maine | 29060 | 0.67 |
| Maryland | 28784 | 0.67 |
| North Dakota | 28662 | 0.66 |
| Hawaii | 27741 | 0.64 |
| Montana | 26923 | 0.62 |
| West Virginia | 26845 | 0.62 |
| New Mexico | 25409 | 0.59 |
| Delaware | 25043 | 0.58 |
| Rhode Island | 21800 | 0.50 |
| New Jersey | 15032 | 0.35 |
| Wyoming | 12739 | 0.29 |
| Alaska | 10525 | 0.24 |
| Vermont | 9523 | 0.22 |
| Pennsylvania | 6092 | 0.14 |
| District of Columbia | 2002 | 0.05 |
| Florida | 927 | 0.02 |