FBI arrest data · 2024
Arizona Arrests
207,025 arrests were reported by 104 Arizona law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (67,911); 7.7% of arrests were of juveniles.
Arizona arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 67,911 | 32.8% |
| Simple assault | 27,008 | 13.0% |
| Driving under the influence | 21,428 | 10.4% |
| Larceny-theft | 20,248 | 9.8% |
| Drug abuse violations | 17,872 | 8.6% |
| Disorderly conduct | 12,147 | 5.9% |
| Aggravated assault | 9,500 | 4.6% |
| Vandalism | 6,875 | 3.3% |
| Liquor law violations | 4,431 | 2.1% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 4,204 | 2.0% |
| Burglary | 2,700 | 1.3% |
| Vagrancy | 1,932 | 0.9% |
| Fraud | 1,755 | 0.8% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,551 | 0.7% |
| Robbery | 1,538 | 0.7% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 938 | 0.5% |
| Offenses against family & children | 934 | 0.5% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 696 | 0.3% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 644 | 0.3% |
| Embezzlement | 608 | 0.3% |
| Curfew & loitering | 517 | 0.2% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 501 | 0.2% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 342 | 0.2% |
| Rape | 304 | 0.1% |
| Arson | 211 | 0.1% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 76 | 0.0% |
| Drunkenness | 73 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 36 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 35 | 0.0% |
| Gambling | 5 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 4 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 1 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in Arizona
By sex & age
Shares of all Arizona arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 198,577 race entries reported (166,745 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 139,279 | 70.1% |
| Black or African American | 30,222 | 15.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 26,779 | 13.5% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 2,297 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 56,756 | 34.0% |
Arizona arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 49,439 |
| Mesa Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 18,186 |
| Tucson Police Department | City | Pima County | 13,571 |
| Glendale Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 9,529 |
| Pima County Sheriff's Office | County | Pima County | 7,905 |
| Tempe Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 7,679 |
| Arizona Department of Public Safety | State Police | Maricopa County | 7,443 |
| Navajo Nation | Tribal | Apache County | 7,025 |
| Scottsdale Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 6,905 |
| Gilbert Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 6,419 |
| Chandler Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 5,531 |
| Flagstaff Police Department | City | Coconino County | 4,282 |
| Peoria Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 3,198 |
| Avondale Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 2,755 |
| Goodyear Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 2,604 |
| Mohave County Sheriff's Office | County | Mohave County | 2,589 |
| Casa Grande Police Department | City | Pinal County | 2,308 |
| Yuma Police Department | City | Yuma County | 2,278 |
| Kingman Police Department | City | Mohave County | 2,240 |
| Pinal County Sheriff's Office | County | Pinal County | 2,153 |
| Lake Havasu City Police Department | City | Mohave County | 2,087 |
| San Carlos Apache | Tribal | Gila County | 2,008 |
| Buckeye Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 1,972 |
| Yavapai County Sheriff's Office | County | Yavapai County | 1,942 |
| Surprise Police Department | City | Maricopa County | 1,641 |
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.
Arizona arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in Arizona in 2024?+
207,025 arrests were reported to the FBI by 104 Arizona law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in Arizona?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 67,911 arrests, 32.8% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in Arizona?+
15,940 of Arizona's 2024 reported arrests (7.7%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.