US Number of Adult Arrests in Cities By Race and Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024

Updated on January 26, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 99,033 adult arrests made in US cities for weapons carrying possessing etc offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as Black or African American (53.32K), followed by White (43.18K), and Asian (1.43K).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 85,235 (86%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (64.04K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (21.20K).

The charts and tables below shows the weapons carrying possessing etc arrests made in US cities by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests in US cities. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses in US cities.

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: all arrests, arrests in metropolitan counties, arrests in nonmetropolitan counties, and arrests in suburban areas,

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Cities By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
Black or African American
White
Asian
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Cities By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Race for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Black or African American 53318 53.8
White 43182 43.6
Asian 1431 1.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 882 0.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 220 0.2
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Ethnicity for Weapons Carrying Possessing Etc Offenses in 2024
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 64038 75.1
Hispanic or Latino 21197 24.9