US Number of Total Arrests for Violent crime Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 379,845 total arrests made in the US for violent crime 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 violent crime offenses: New York (45,326), California (44,098), Texas (32,610), Florida (14,634), and Pennsylvania (13,658).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Violent crime 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 violent crime 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 45326 | 11.93 |
| California | 44098 | 11.61 |
| Texas | 32610 | 8.59 |
| Florida | 14634 | 3.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 13658 | 3.60 |
| Tennessee | 13105 | 3.45 |
| Michigan | 12965 | 3.41 |
| Arizona | 11574 | 3.05 |
| Maryland | 11534 | 3.04 |
| Colorado | 9171 | 2.41 |
| New Jersey | 9077 | 2.39 |
| Washington | 8875 | 2.34 |
| Ohio | 8857 | 2.33 |
| North Carolina | 8799 | 2.32 |
| Missouri | 8483 | 2.23 |
| Georgia | 8151 | 2.15 |
| Virginia | 7903 | 2.08 |
| Massachusetts | 7672 | 2.02 |
| Illinois | 7504 | 1.98 |
| South Carolina | 7325 | 1.93 |
| Wisconsin | 7045 | 1.86 |
| Louisiana | 6553 | 1.73 |
| Nevada | 6092 | 1.60 |
| Indiana | 5630 | 1.48 |
| Arkansas | 5547 | 1.46 |
| Minnesota | 5291 | 1.39 |
| Oregon | 5178 | 1.36 |
| Oklahoma | 4770 | 1.26 |
| Iowa | 4310 | 1.14 |
| Alabama | 4101 | 1.08 |
| New Mexico | 3128 | 0.82 |
| Kentucky | 3094 | 0.82 |
| Utah | 3008 | 0.79 |
| Kansas | 2973 | 0.78 |
| Connecticut | 2313 | 0.61 |
| Nebraska | 2202 | 0.58 |
| Idaho | 2092 | 0.55 |
| Delaware | 1972 | 0.52 |
| Montana | 1965 | 0.52 |
| Alaska | 1893 | 0.50 |
| District of Columbia | 1469 | 0.39 |
| South Dakota | 1221 | 0.32 |
| West Virginia | 1050 | 0.28 |
| Vermont | 953 | 0.25 |
| Mississippi | 900 | 0.24 |
| North Dakota | 833 | 0.22 |
| Rhode Island | 720 | 0.19 |
| Maine | 666 | 0.18 |
| Hawaii | 631 | 0.17 |
| New Hampshire | 539 | 0.14 |
| Wyoming | 385 | 0.10 |
