US Number of Juvenile Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 15,987 juvenile 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 juvenile arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (2,056), Texas (1,383), Illinois (1,032), New York (877), and Pennsylvania (681).
You can see similar information for adult 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 juvenile 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 | 2056 | 12.86 |
| Texas | 1383 | 8.65 |
| Illinois | 1032 | 6.46 |
| New York | 877 | 5.49 |
| Pennsylvania | 681 | 4.26 |
| Florida | 659 | 4.12 |
| South Carolina | 565 | 3.53 |
| New Jersey | 524 | 3.28 |
| Arizona | 516 | 3.23 |
| Maryland | 493 | 3.08 |
| Michigan | 483 | 3.02 |
| Wisconsin | 420 | 2.63 |
| Ohio | 418 | 2.62 |
| Georgia | 396 | 2.48 |
| North Carolina | 394 | 2.47 |
| Indiana | 384 | 2.40 |
| Virginia | 379 | 2.37 |
| Tennessee | 348 | 2.18 |
| Colorado | 303 | 1.90 |
| Oklahoma | 291 | 1.82 |
| Minnesota | 282 | 1.76 |
| Washington | 254 | 1.59 |
| Louisiana | 246 | 1.54 |
| Nevada | 216 | 1.35 |
| Missouri | 199 | 1.25 |
| Arkansas | 183 | 1.15 |
| Massachusetts | 176 | 1.10 |
| District of Columbia | 159 | 1.00 |
| Connecticut | 157 | 0.98 |
| Oregon | 155 | 0.97 |
| Mississippi | 144 | 0.90 |
| Alabama | 136 | 0.85 |
| Iowa | 128 | 0.80 |
| Nebraska | 118 | 0.74 |
| Utah | 115 | 0.72 |
| Kentucky | 108 | 0.68 |
| Idaho | 102 | 0.64 |
| South Dakota | 92 | 0.57 |
| Rhode Island | 83 | 0.52 |
| New Mexico | 80 | 0.50 |
| Delaware | 70 | 0.44 |
| Kansas | 63 | 0.39 |
| Alaska | 21 | 0.13 |
| Wyoming | 20 | 0.13 |
| North Dakota | 19 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 14 | 0.09 |
| Montana | 13 | 0.08 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 0.08 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 0.06 |
| Vermont | 6 | 0.04 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.02 |
