US Number of Adult Arrests for Drug abuse violations Offenses By State in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 721,450 adult arrests made in the US for drug abuse violations 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 drug abuse violations offenses: California (96,074), Texas (75,698), New York (34,421), Tennessee (32,737), and North Carolina (28,741).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Drug abuse violations 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 drug abuse violations 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 | 96074 | 13.32 |
| Texas | 75698 | 10.49 |
| New York | 34421 | 4.77 |
| Tennessee | 32737 | 4.54 |
| North Carolina | 28741 | 3.98 |
| Florida | 27697 | 3.84 |
| Pennsylvania | 24976 | 3.46 |
| South Carolina | 24830 | 3.44 |
| Georgia | 22984 | 3.19 |
| Wisconsin | 19806 | 2.75 |
| Arizona | 19649 | 2.72 |
| Indiana | 19328 | 2.68 |
| Ohio | 17879 | 2.48 |
| Kentucky | 17435 | 2.42 |
| Louisiana | 16943 | 2.35 |
| Alabama | 15992 | 2.22 |
| Virginia | 14744 | 2.04 |
| Illinois | 13995 | 1.94 |
| Arkansas | 13712 | 1.90 |
| Utah | 13584 | 1.88 |
| Missouri | 12187 | 1.69 |
| Oklahoma | 11242 | 1.56 |
| Michigan | 11144 | 1.55 |
| Colorado | 10243 | 1.42 |
| New Jersey | 10210 | 1.42 |
| Idaho | 9830 | 1.36 |
| Minnesota | 9645 | 1.34 |
| Iowa | 9004 | 1.25 |
| Kansas | 8796 | 1.22 |
| Mississippi | 7936 | 1.10 |
| Nevada | 7816 | 1.08 |
| Maryland | 6175 | 0.86 |
| West Virginia | 5884 | 0.82 |
| Nebraska | 5636 | 0.78 |
| South Dakota | 5022 | 0.70 |
| Massachusetts | 4742 | 0.66 |
| Washington | 4339 | 0.60 |
| New Mexico | 3812 | 0.53 |
| North Dakota | 3571 | 0.50 |
| Oregon | 3355 | 0.47 |
| Wyoming | 3051 | 0.42 |
| Maine | 2912 | 0.40 |
| Connecticut | 2880 | 0.40 |
| Delaware | 2829 | 0.39 |
| New Hampshire | 2301 | 0.32 |
| Montana | 1495 | 0.21 |
| Rhode Island | 1139 | 0.16 |
| Vermont | 795 | 0.11 |
| District of Columbia | 787 | 0.11 |
| Alaska | 735 | 0.10 |
| Hawaii | 712 | 0.10 |
