FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2024
U.S. Arrests
6,706,940 arrests were reported by 14,558 law-enforcement agencies in 2024 — counted by most-serious charge, from murder to DUI. Browse every state and 2,975 counties, or map any offense in the explorer.
Arrests by offense
All 32 UCR arrest categories, 2024. Click an offense for its national profile and state map.
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 2,283,690 | 34.0% |
| Simple assault | 930,034 | 13.9% |
| Driving under the influence | 713,015 | 10.6% |
| Larceny-theft | 662,515 | 9.9% |
| Drug abuse violations | 633,925 | 9.5% |
| Aggravated assault | 299,400 | 4.5% |
| Disorderly conduct | 246,938 | 3.7% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 149,455 | 2.2% |
| Vandalism | 148,979 | 2.2% |
| Burglary | 101,455 | 1.5% |
| Liquor law violations | 87,605 | 1.3% |
| Fraud | 77,091 | 1.1% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 63,831 | 1.0% |
| Robbery | 60,350 | 0.9% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 60,152 | 0.9% |
| Offenses against family & children | 42,874 | 0.6% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 33,041 | 0.5% |
| Vagrancy | 22,003 | 0.3% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 18,455 | 0.3% |
| Rape | 17,058 | 0.3% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 11,831 | 0.2% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 9,703 | 0.1% |
| Embezzlement | 8,044 | 0.1% |
| Arson | 7,752 | 0.1% |
| Curfew & loitering | 6,300 | 0.1% |
| Drunkenness | 6,003 | 0.1% |
| Gambling | 1,878 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 1,386 | 0.0% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 1,345 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 686 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 113 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 33 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested
By sex & age
Shares of all arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 6,374,028 race entries reported (5,400,626 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 4,164,631 | 65.3% |
| Black or African American | 1,936,450 | 30.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 140,875 | 2.2% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 132,072 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,197,285 | 22.2% |
Arrests by state
Reported arrests, 2024. Coverage varies by state — some states have near-complete reporting, others little.
Counties with the most reported arrests
Arrests are placed in the arresting agency's headquarters county, so counties hosting state or regional agencies rank high.
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
U.S. arrest data — FAQ
How many arrests were made in the U.S. in 2024?+
The 14,558 law-enforcement agencies in the FBI's 2024 arrest (ASR) file reported 6,706,940 arrests. The FBI's official 2024 total — which also includes agencies that report only through NIBRS — is 7,095,363.
What is the most common reason for arrest?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) led 2024 arrests with 2,283,690, followed by simple assault (930,034) and driving under the influence (713,015).
Do arrest counts measure crime?+
No. Arrests measure enforcement activity — one person can be arrested multiple times, many crimes never lead to an arrest, and reporting coverage varies by agency. For offense counts, see the FBI's offenses-known data.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 Age-Sex-Race arrest master file (ASR), covering every agency that reported at least one month. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.