US Number of Juvenile Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 17,498 juvenile 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 juvenile arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (3,059), Texas (1,445), New York (870), Florida (647), and Pennsylvania (647).
You can see similar information for adult 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 juvenile 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 | 3059 | 17.48 |
| Texas | 1445 | 8.26 |
| New York | 870 | 4.97 |
| Florida | 647 | 3.70 |
| Pennsylvania | 647 | 3.70 |
| South Carolina | 646 | 3.69 |
| Illinois | 608 | 3.48 |
| Georgia | 582 | 3.33 |
| Louisiana | 559 | 3.20 |
| New Jersey | 552 | 3.16 |
| Michigan | 507 | 2.90 |
| Indiana | 468 | 2.68 |
| Virginia | 466 | 2.66 |
| Arizona | 443 | 2.53 |
| Ohio | 441 | 2.52 |
| North Carolina | 431 | 2.46 |
| Maryland | 421 | 2.41 |
| Wisconsin | 420 | 2.40 |
| Colorado | 383 | 2.19 |
| Tennessee | 367 | 2.10 |
| Minnesota | 344 | 1.97 |
| Oklahoma | 277 | 1.58 |
| Nevada | 251 | 1.43 |
| Washington | 230 | 1.31 |
| Massachusetts | 198 | 1.13 |
| District of Columbia | 196 | 1.12 |
| Arkansas | 176 | 1.01 |
| Connecticut | 157 | 0.90 |
| Missouri | 153 | 0.87 |
| Oregon | 153 | 0.87 |
| Utah | 146 | 0.83 |
| Rhode Island | 134 | 0.77 |
| Idaho | 133 | 0.76 |
| Alabama | 123 | 0.70 |
| Iowa | 123 | 0.70 |
| Mississippi | 121 | 0.69 |
| Kentucky | 115 | 0.66 |
| South Dakota | 108 | 0.62 |
| Kansas | 90 | 0.51 |
| New Mexico | 86 | 0.49 |
| Delaware | 74 | 0.42 |
| Nebraska | 46 | 0.26 |
| North Dakota | 24 | 0.14 |
| Wyoming | 17 | 0.10 |
| Alaska | 15 | 0.09 |
| Maine | 12 | 0.07 |
| Montana | 10 | 0.06 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 0.05 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0.04 |
| Vermont | 6 | 0.03 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.02 |
