US Number of Total Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 149,888 total 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 total arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (30,542), Texas (17,390), Michigan (7,864), Virginia (5,054), and North Carolina (5,013).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile 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 total 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 | 30542 | 20.38 |
| Texas | 17390 | 11.60 |
| Michigan | 7864 | 5.25 |
| Virginia | 5054 | 3.37 |
| North Carolina | 5013 | 3.34 |
| Ohio | 4725 | 3.15 |
| Florida | 4689 | 3.13 |
| South Carolina | 4344 | 2.90 |
| Illinois | 4288 | 2.86 |
| Wisconsin | 3931 | 2.62 |
| Pennsylvania | 3886 | 2.59 |
| New York | 3838 | 2.56 |
| Louisiana | 3658 | 2.44 |
| New Jersey | 3594 | 2.40 |
| Arizona | 3265 | 2.18 |
| Tennessee | 2996 | 2.00 |
| Maryland | 2985 | 1.99 |
| Georgia | 2947 | 1.97 |
| Nevada | 2882 | 1.92 |
| Oklahoma | 2797 | 1.87 |
| Indiana | 2671 | 1.78 |
| Minnesota | 2638 | 1.76 |
| Missouri | 2567 | 1.71 |
| Colorado | 2254 | 1.50 |
| Oregon | 2055 | 1.37 |
| Alabama | 1896 | 1.26 |
| Washington | 1815 | 1.21 |
| Connecticut | 1472 | 0.98 |
| District of Columbia | 1437 | 0.96 |
| Massachusetts | 1430 | 0.95 |
| Arkansas | 1008 | 0.67 |
| Utah | 1005 | 0.67 |
| Kansas | 799 | 0.53 |
| Mississippi | 782 | 0.52 |
| Iowa | 694 | 0.46 |
| New Mexico | 590 | 0.39 |
| Nebraska | 510 | 0.34 |
| Rhode Island | 493 | 0.33 |
| Kentucky | 460 | 0.31 |
| Delaware | 451 | 0.30 |
| Idaho | 420 | 0.28 |
| South Dakota | 352 | 0.24 |
| Alaska | 291 | 0.19 |
| North Dakota | 260 | 0.17 |
| West Virginia | 241 | 0.16 |
| New Hampshire | 232 | 0.16 |
| Hawaii | 128 | 0.09 |
| Maine | 118 | 0.08 |
| Wyoming | 54 | 0.04 |
| Montana | 51 | 0.03 |
| Vermont | 26 | 0.02 |
