US Number of Adult Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 86,304 adult arrests made in the US for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 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 adult arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: Texas (15,881), Michigan (9,722), Ohio (5,007), Virginia (4,226), and North Carolina (3,868).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.
The interactive chart below shows the number of adult arrests made in the US for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 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 | 15881 | 18.40 |
| Michigan | 9722 | 11.27 |
| Ohio | 5007 | 5.80 |
| Virginia | 4226 | 4.90 |
| North Carolina | 3868 | 4.48 |
| Tennessee | 3020 | 3.50 |
| South Carolina | 3016 | 3.50 |
| Indiana | 2957 | 3.43 |
| Wisconsin | 2905 | 3.37 |
| Nevada | 2848 | 3.30 |
| Oklahoma | 2492 | 2.89 |
| Georgia | 2389 | 2.77 |
| Colorado | 2246 | 2.60 |
| Minnesota | 2186 | 2.53 |
| Oregon | 2082 | 2.41 |
| Missouri | 2066 | 2.39 |
| California | 1871 | 2.17 |
| Louisiana | 1652 | 1.91 |
| Washington | 1315 | 1.52 |
| Massachusetts | 1157 | 1.34 |
| Illinois | 1151 | 1.33 |
| Connecticut | 1023 | 1.19 |
| Arkansas | 1021 | 1.18 |
| Alabama | 905 | 1.05 |
| Arizona | 882 | 1.02 |
| Mississippi | 765 | 0.89 |
| New York | 756 | 0.88 |
| New Jersey | 724 | 0.84 |
| Utah | 718 | 0.83 |
| Iowa | 644 | 0.75 |
| Kentucky | 621 | 0.72 |
| Maryland | 561 | 0.65 |
| Nebraska | 446 | 0.52 |
| Rhode Island | 397 | 0.46 |
| Delaware | 356 | 0.41 |
| Kansas | 333 | 0.39 |
| West Virginia | 309 | 0.36 |
| New Mexico | 303 | 0.35 |
| Idaho | 249 | 0.29 |
| South Dakota | 233 | 0.27 |
| North Dakota | 231 | 0.27 |
| New Hampshire | 187 | 0.22 |
| Maine | 123 | 0.14 |
| Alaska | 110 | 0.13 |
| Pennsylvania | 96 | 0.11 |
| Hawaii | 90 | 0.10 |
| Montana | 44 | 0.05 |
| District of Columbia | 43 | 0.05 |
| Vermont | 28 | 0.03 |
| Wyoming | 28 | 0.03 |
| Florida | 21 | 0.02 |
