US Number of Adult Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 137,216 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 (24,701), Texas (14,447), New York (11,664), Michigan (7,179), and Virginia (5,172).
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 | 24701 | 18.00 |
| Texas | 14447 | 10.53 |
| New York | 11664 | 8.50 |
| Michigan | 7179 | 5.23 |
| Virginia | 5172 | 3.77 |
| North Carolina | 4893 | 3.57 |
| Pennsylvania | 4884 | 3.56 |
| Illinois | 4551 | 3.32 |
| South Carolina | 3839 | 2.80 |
| Ohio | 3553 | 2.59 |
| Florida | 3323 | 2.42 |
| Wisconsin | 3135 | 2.29 |
| Arizona | 3121 | 2.28 |
| New Jersey | 3110 | 2.27 |
| Nevada | 3015 | 2.20 |
| Louisiana | 2928 | 2.13 |
| Maryland | 2461 | 1.79 |
| Tennessee | 2411 | 1.76 |
| Missouri | 2396 | 1.75 |
| Minnesota | 2318 | 1.69 |
| Oklahoma | 2317 | 1.69 |
| Oregon | 2073 | 1.51 |
| Colorado | 2034 | 1.48 |
| Indiana | 1981 | 1.44 |
| Washington | 1800 | 1.31 |
| Georgia | 1701 | 1.24 |
| Massachusetts | 1236 | 0.90 |
| Connecticut | 1214 | 0.89 |
| District of Columbia | 1213 | 0.88 |
| Utah | 1017 | 0.74 |
| Iowa | 738 | 0.54 |
| Arkansas | 737 | 0.54 |
| Kansas | 689 | 0.50 |
| Mississippi | 652 | 0.48 |
| Kentucky | 581 | 0.42 |
| Alabama | 563 | 0.41 |
| New Mexico | 563 | 0.41 |
| Nebraska | 455 | 0.33 |
| Delaware | 347 | 0.25 |
| Rhode Island | 334 | 0.24 |
| West Virginia | 313 | 0.23 |
| Idaho | 281 | 0.21 |
| Alaska | 265 | 0.19 |
| South Dakota | 239 | 0.17 |
| New Hampshire | 212 | 0.16 |
| North Dakota | 204 | 0.15 |
| Maine | 130 | 0.10 |
| Hawaii | 79 | 0.06 |
| Wyoming | 60 | 0.04 |
| Montana | 53 | 0.04 |
| Vermont | 34 | 0.03 |
