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