US Number of Total Arrests for Liquor laws Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 85,830 total arrests made in the US for liquor laws 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 liquor laws offenses: Alabama (6,272), Wisconsin (5,759), Texas (4,927), Arizona (4,369), and Florida (3,556).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Liquor laws 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 liquor laws 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6272 | 7.31 |
| Wisconsin | 5759 | 6.71 |
| Texas | 4927 | 5.74 |
| Arizona | 4369 | 5.09 |
| Florida | 3556 | 4.14 |
| South Carolina | 3400 | 3.96 |
| Minnesota | 3216 | 3.75 |
| Utah | 3127 | 3.64 |
| Ohio | 3050 | 3.55 |
| Pennsylvania | 2949 | 3.44 |
| Michigan | 2898 | 3.38 |
| Colorado | 2647 | 3.08 |
| Nebraska | 2540 | 2.96 |
| Tennessee | 2458 | 2.86 |
| Virginia | 2152 | 2.51 |
| North Dakota | 2144 | 2.50 |
| Illinois | 1947 | 2.27 |
| California | 1805 | 2.10 |
| Iowa | 1734 | 2.02 |
| Missouri | 1608 | 1.87 |
| South Dakota | 1569 | 1.83 |
| Kansas | 1533 | 1.79 |
| Idaho | 1415 | 1.65 |
| Nevada | 1383 | 1.61 |
| North Carolina | 1279 | 1.49 |
| Arkansas | 1267 | 1.48 |
| New Hampshire | 1215 | 1.42 |
| Georgia | 1152 | 1.34 |
| Wyoming | 1130 | 1.32 |
| Oregon | 1074 | 1.25 |
| Montana | 964 | 1.12 |
| New Mexico | 919 | 1.07 |
| Oklahoma | 879 | 1.02 |
| Hawaii | 837 | 0.98 |
| Washington | 744 | 0.87 |
| Indiana | 726 | 0.85 |
| Massachusetts | 726 | 0.85 |
| Maine | 607 | 0.71 |
| Maryland | 581 | 0.68 |
| New Jersey | 498 | 0.58 |
| Mississippi | 482 | 0.56 |
| New York | 458 | 0.53 |
| Louisiana | 457 | 0.53 |
| Delaware | 429 | 0.50 |
| Rhode Island | 337 | 0.39 |
| District of Columbia | 284 | 0.33 |
| West Virginia | 158 | 0.18 |
| Alaska | 84 | 0.10 |
| Connecticut | 42 | 0.05 |
| Vermont | 26 | 0.03 |
| Kentucky | 17 | 0.02 |
