US Number of Adult Arrests for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 8,459 adult arrests made in the US for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses: Texas (820), California (565), Pennsylvania (457), Tennessee (405), and North Carolina (404).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests made in the US for Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 820 | 9.69 |
| California | 565 | 6.68 |
| Pennsylvania | 457 | 5.40 |
| Tennessee | 405 | 4.79 |
| North Carolina | 404 | 4.78 |
| New York | 379 | 4.48 |
| South Carolina | 345 | 4.08 |
| Virginia | 321 | 3.80 |
| Arizona | 297 | 3.51 |
| Michigan | 289 | 3.42 |
| Florida | 283 | 3.35 |
| Maryland | 277 | 3.28 |
| Illinois | 261 | 3.09 |
| Missouri | 255 | 3.02 |
| Georgia | 245 | 2.90 |
| Ohio | 239 | 2.83 |
| Alabama | 211 | 2.49 |
| Colorado | 190 | 2.25 |
| Washington | 165 | 1.95 |
| New Jersey | 154 | 1.82 |
| Kentucky | 145 | 1.71 |
| Indiana | 144 | 1.70 |
| Nevada | 144 | 1.70 |
| Oklahoma | 141 | 1.67 |
| Louisiana | 139 | 1.64 |
| Arkansas | 137 | 1.62 |
| Wisconsin | 136 | 1.61 |
| Minnesota | 115 | 1.36 |
| Oregon | 88 | 1.04 |
| District of Columbia | 80 | 0.95 |
| Kansas | 72 | 0.85 |
| Utah | 57 | 0.67 |
| Connecticut | 55 | 0.65 |
| Mississippi | 49 | 0.58 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 0.56 |
| Iowa | 45 | 0.53 |
| New Mexico | 42 | 0.50 |
| Nebraska | 30 | 0.36 |
| West Virginia | 30 | 0.36 |
| Delaware | 29 | 0.34 |
| Alaska | 27 | 0.32 |
| Idaho | 27 | 0.32 |
| Montana | 26 | 0.31 |
| South Dakota | 18 | 0.21 |
| North Dakota | 17 | 0.20 |
| Maine | 14 | 0.17 |
| Hawaii | 12 | 0.14 |
| Rhode Island | 10 | 0.12 |
| Vermont | 10 | 0.12 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 0.07 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 0.06 |
