US Number of Adult Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 134,003 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: California (27,763), Texas (15,859), Michigan (7,478), Virginia (4,668), and North Carolina (4,537).
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| California | 27763 | 20.72 |
| Texas | 15859 | 11.84 |
| Michigan | 7478 | 5.58 |
| Virginia | 4668 | 3.48 |
| North Carolina | 4537 | 3.39 |
| Ohio | 4272 | 3.19 |
| Florida | 4059 | 3.03 |
| Illinois | 3784 | 2.82 |
| South Carolina | 3623 | 2.70 |
| New York | 3519 | 2.63 |
| Pennsylvania | 3484 | 2.60 |
| Wisconsin | 3463 | 2.58 |
| New Jersey | 3099 | 2.31 |
| Louisiana | 3081 | 2.30 |
| Arizona | 2930 | 2.19 |
| Nevada | 2688 | 2.01 |
| Maryland | 2610 | 1.95 |
| Tennessee | 2601 | 1.94 |
| Oklahoma | 2539 | 1.90 |
| Missouri | 2410 | 1.80 |
| Georgia | 2351 | 1.75 |
| Minnesota | 2320 | 1.73 |
| Indiana | 2280 | 1.70 |
| Oregon | 1949 | 1.45 |
| Colorado | 1929 | 1.44 |
| Alabama | 1751 | 1.31 |
| Washington | 1589 | 1.19 |
| District of Columbia | 1253 | 0.94 |
| Connecticut | 1228 | 0.92 |
| Massachusetts | 1216 | 0.91 |
| Utah | 867 | 0.65 |
| Arkansas | 839 | 0.63 |
| Kansas | 713 | 0.53 |
| Mississippi | 665 | 0.50 |
| Iowa | 609 | 0.45 |
| New Mexico | 513 | 0.38 |
| Nebraska | 458 | 0.34 |
| Kentucky | 410 | 0.31 |
| Rhode Island | 381 | 0.28 |
| Delaware | 360 | 0.27 |
| Idaho | 300 | 0.22 |
| Alaska | 275 | 0.21 |
| South Dakota | 255 | 0.19 |
| West Virginia | 237 | 0.18 |
| North Dakota | 233 | 0.17 |
| New Hampshire | 228 | 0.17 |
| Hawaii | 118 | 0.09 |
| Maine | 113 | 0.08 |
| Montana | 41 | 0.03 |
| Wyoming | 35 | 0.03 |
| Vermont | 20 | 0.02 |
