US Number of Total Arrests for Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. Offenses By State in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 146,355 total 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 total arrests for weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. offenses: California (17,866), Texas (15,349), New York (13,116), Illinois (9,830), and Michigan (6,865).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile 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 total 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 | 17866 | 12.21 |
| Texas | 15349 | 10.49 |
| New York | 13116 | 8.96 |
| Illinois | 9830 | 6.72 |
| Michigan | 6865 | 4.69 |
| Pennsylvania | 6060 | 4.14 |
| Virginia | 5218 | 3.57 |
| North Carolina | 5167 | 3.53 |
| Ohio | 4279 | 2.92 |
| Florida | 4208 | 2.88 |
| Arizona | 4189 | 2.86 |
| New Jersey | 3685 | 2.52 |
| Wisconsin | 3500 | 2.39 |
| Maryland | 3423 | 2.34 |
| Nevada | 2878 | 1.97 |
| Tennessee | 2869 | 1.96 |
| South Carolina | 2740 | 1.87 |
| Colorado | 2651 | 1.81 |
| Oklahoma | 2611 | 1.78 |
| Missouri | 2448 | 1.67 |
| Minnesota | 2423 | 1.66 |
| Indiana | 2262 | 1.55 |
| Oregon | 2207 | 1.51 |
| Georgia | 2028 | 1.39 |
| Washington | 1976 | 1.35 |
| Louisiana | 1897 | 1.30 |
| District of Columbia | 1533 | 1.05 |
| Massachusetts | 1373 | 0.94 |
| Connecticut | 1259 | 0.86 |
| Utah | 1003 | 0.69 |
| Arkansas | 932 | 0.64 |
| Iowa | 882 | 0.60 |
| Nebraska | 852 | 0.58 |
| Kentucky | 817 | 0.56 |
| Mississippi | 808 | 0.55 |
| New Mexico | 757 | 0.52 |
| Kansas | 687 | 0.47 |
| Alabama | 649 | 0.44 |
| Delaware | 464 | 0.32 |
| Idaho | 429 | 0.29 |
| Rhode Island | 393 | 0.27 |
| West Virginia | 309 | 0.21 |
| Alaska | 306 | 0.21 |
| South Dakota | 306 | 0.21 |
| New Hampshire | 193 | 0.13 |
| North Dakota | 172 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 163 | 0.11 |
| Hawaii | 107 | 0.07 |
| Wyoming | 89 | 0.06 |
| Montana | 74 | 0.05 |
| Vermont | 53 | 0.04 |
