US Number of Juvenile Arrests in Metropolitan Counties By Race and Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022

Updated on January 27, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 2,631 juvenile arrests made in US metropolitan counties for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as Black or African American (1.46K), followed by White (1.12K), and American Indian or Alaska Native (26).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 2,310 (88%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (1.81K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (501).

The charts and tables below shows the weapons carrying possessing etc arrests made in US metropolitan counties by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for adult and total arrests in US metropolitan counties. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses in US metropolitan counties.

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: all arrests, arrests in cities, arrests in nonmetropolitan counties, and arrests in suburban areas,

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2022 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in US Metropolitan Counties By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
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White
American Indian or Alaska Native
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Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in US Metropolitan Counties By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
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US Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in Metropolitan Counties By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Black or African American 1459 55.5
White 1116 42.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 1
Asian 25 1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0.2
US Number of Juvenile Arrests Made in Metropolitan Counties By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2022
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 1809 78.3
Hispanic or Latino 501 21.7