US Number of Total Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 154,714 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 (27,760), Texas (15,892), New York (12,534), Michigan (7,686), and Virginia (5,638).
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 | 27760 | 17.94 |
| Texas | 15892 | 10.27 |
| New York | 12534 | 8.10 |
| Michigan | 7686 | 4.97 |
| Virginia | 5638 | 3.64 |
| Pennsylvania | 5531 | 3.58 |
| North Carolina | 5324 | 3.44 |
| Illinois | 5159 | 3.34 |
| South Carolina | 4485 | 2.90 |
| Ohio | 3994 | 2.58 |
| Florida | 3970 | 2.57 |
| New Jersey | 3662 | 2.37 |
| Arizona | 3564 | 2.30 |
| Wisconsin | 3555 | 2.30 |
| Louisiana | 3487 | 2.25 |
| Nevada | 3266 | 2.11 |
| Maryland | 2882 | 1.86 |
| Tennessee | 2778 | 1.80 |
| Minnesota | 2662 | 1.72 |
| Oklahoma | 2594 | 1.68 |
| Missouri | 2549 | 1.65 |
| Indiana | 2449 | 1.58 |
| Colorado | 2417 | 1.56 |
| Georgia | 2283 | 1.48 |
| Oregon | 2226 | 1.44 |
| Washington | 2030 | 1.31 |
| Massachusetts | 1434 | 0.93 |
| District of Columbia | 1409 | 0.91 |
| Connecticut | 1371 | 0.89 |
| Utah | 1163 | 0.75 |
| Arkansas | 913 | 0.59 |
| Iowa | 861 | 0.56 |
| Kansas | 779 | 0.50 |
| Mississippi | 773 | 0.50 |
| Kentucky | 696 | 0.45 |
| Alabama | 686 | 0.44 |
| New Mexico | 649 | 0.42 |
| Nebraska | 501 | 0.32 |
| Rhode Island | 468 | 0.30 |
| Delaware | 421 | 0.27 |
| Idaho | 414 | 0.27 |
| South Dakota | 347 | 0.22 |
| West Virginia | 320 | 0.21 |
| Alaska | 280 | 0.18 |
| North Dakota | 228 | 0.15 |
| New Hampshire | 215 | 0.14 |
| Maine | 142 | 0.09 |
| Hawaii | 87 | 0.06 |
| Wyoming | 77 | 0.05 |
| Montana | 63 | 0.04 |
| Vermont | 40 | 0.03 |
