US Number of Adult Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 130,368 adult 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 adult arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (15,810), Texas (13,966), New York (12,239), Illinois (8,798), and Michigan (6,382).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total 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 adult 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 | 15810 | 12.13 |
| Texas | 13966 | 10.71 |
| New York | 12239 | 9.39 |
| Illinois | 8798 | 6.75 |
| Michigan | 6382 | 4.89 |
| Pennsylvania | 5379 | 4.13 |
| Virginia | 4839 | 3.71 |
| North Carolina | 4773 | 3.66 |
| Ohio | 3861 | 2.96 |
| Arizona | 3673 | 2.82 |
| Florida | 3549 | 2.72 |
| New Jersey | 3161 | 2.42 |
| Wisconsin | 3080 | 2.36 |
| Maryland | 2930 | 2.25 |
| Nevada | 2662 | 2.04 |
| Tennessee | 2521 | 1.93 |
| Colorado | 2348 | 1.80 |
| Oklahoma | 2320 | 1.78 |
| Missouri | 2249 | 1.73 |
| South Carolina | 2175 | 1.67 |
| Minnesota | 2141 | 1.64 |
| Oregon | 2052 | 1.57 |
| Indiana | 1878 | 1.44 |
| Washington | 1722 | 1.32 |
| Louisiana | 1651 | 1.27 |
| Georgia | 1632 | 1.25 |
| District of Columbia | 1374 | 1.05 |
| Massachusetts | 1197 | 0.92 |
| Connecticut | 1102 | 0.85 |
| Utah | 888 | 0.68 |
| Iowa | 754 | 0.58 |
| Arkansas | 749 | 0.57 |
| Nebraska | 734 | 0.56 |
| Kentucky | 709 | 0.54 |
| New Mexico | 677 | 0.52 |
| Mississippi | 664 | 0.51 |
| Kansas | 624 | 0.48 |
| Alabama | 513 | 0.39 |
| Delaware | 394 | 0.30 |
| Idaho | 327 | 0.25 |
| Rhode Island | 310 | 0.24 |
| West Virginia | 296 | 0.23 |
| Alaska | 285 | 0.22 |
| South Dakota | 214 | 0.16 |
| New Hampshire | 190 | 0.15 |
| North Dakota | 153 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 149 | 0.11 |
| Hawaii | 97 | 0.07 |
| Wyoming | 69 | 0.05 |
| Montana | 61 | 0.05 |
| Vermont | 47 | 0.04 |
