US Number of Total Arrests By Population Group for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 146,785 total arrests made in the US for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses. There were 111,168 total arrests made in All Cities; 27,729 total arrests made in Metropolitan Counties; 7,888 total arrests made in Nonmetropolitan Counties; and 50,559 total arrests made in Suburban Areas.

In terms of rate of arrests per 100K inhabitants, Group I - Cities had the highest (84.4), followed by Group II - Cities (63.2), and Group VI - Cities (62.3).

The chart below shows the rate of weapons carrying possessing etc arrests by population group, and the table below shows the number of arrests and rate of arrests by population group in the US.

You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.

Note
  1. Group I - Cities: Cities with a population of 250,000 and over.
  2. Group II - Cities: Cities with a population of 100,000 to 249,999.
  3. Group III - Cities: Cities with a population of 50,000 to 99,999.
  4. Group IV - Cities: Cities with a population of 25,000 to 49,999.
  5. Group V - Cities: Cities with a population of 10,000 to 24,999.
  6. Group VI - Cities: Cities with a population under 10,000.
Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2022 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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US Total Arrests Rate Per 100K By Population Group for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
Group I - Cities
Group II - Cities
Group VI - Cities
Total Cities
Group III - Cities
Group V - Cities
Group IV - Cities
Suburban Areas
Metropolitan Counties
Nonmetropolitan Counties
US Number and Rate of Arrests By Population Group for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
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Population Group Number of Arrests Rate Per 100K
Total Cities 111168 61.6
Group I - Cities 43100 84.4
Group II - Cities 18543 63.2
Group III - Cities 15875 51.7
Group IV - Cities 12026 43.8
Group V - Cities 10993 44.1
Group VI - Cities 10631 62.3
Metropolitan Counties 27729 40.8
Nonmetropolitan Counties 7888 36
Suburban Areas 50559 42.8