US Number of Total Arrests for Violent crime Offenses By State in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 219,981 total arrests made in the US for violent crime 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 violent crime offenses: Texas (30,998), Tennessee (13,174), Michigan (12,718), North Carolina (10,186), and Georgia (8,440).

You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Violent crime 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 violent crime 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 30998 14.09
Tennessee 13174 5.99
Michigan 12718 5.78
North Carolina 10186 4.63
Georgia 8440 3.84
Colorado 8403 3.82
Missouri 8104 3.68
Washington 7935 3.61
Massachusetts 7168 3.26
South Carolina 6834 3.11
Wisconsin 6777 3.08
Virginia 6693 3.04
Ohio 6265 2.85
Louisiana 5727 2.60
Nevada 5701 2.59
Arkansas 5660 2.57
Minnesota 5339 2.43
Oregon 5239 2.38
Iowa 4868 2.21
Indiana 4338 1.97
California 4322 1.97
Oklahoma 3912 1.78
Arizona 3619 1.65
Kentucky 3428 1.56
Utah 2710 1.23
New York 2428 1.10
Connecticut 2346 1.07
Maryland 2298 1.05
New Mexico 2028 0.92
Kansas 1895 0.86
Montana 1762 0.80
Illinois 1761 0.80
Delaware 1752 0.80
Nebraska 1669 0.76
Idaho 1621 0.74
New Jersey 1346 0.61
West Virginia 1196 0.54
Alabama 1192 0.54
South Dakota 1175 0.53
Mississippi 1070 0.49
Rhode Island 873 0.40
Vermont 808 0.37
Alaska 801 0.36
North Dakota 745 0.34
Maine 686 0.31
Hawaii 666 0.30
New Hampshire 513 0.23
Wyoming 325 0.15
Pennsylvania 209 0.10
District of Columbia 209 0.10
Florida 49 0.02