Violent crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Aggravated assault Arrests
299,400 arrests for aggravated assault were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 4.5% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for aggravated assault
By sex & age
Shares of all aggravated assault arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 291,311 race entries reported (251,590 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 160,387 | 55.1% |
| Black or African American | 118,227 | 40.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5,650 | 1.9% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 7,047 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 62,548 | 24.9% |
States with the most aggravated assault arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 36,278 | 6.1% |
| New York | 32,403 | 9.5% |
| Texas | 24,706 | 4.4% |
| Tennessee | 11,493 | 4.6% |
| Michigan | 11,121 | 6.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 11,061 | 4.4% |
| Arizona | 9,500 | 4.6% |
| Florida | 8,028 | 3.7% |
| Georgia | 7,700 | 4.1% |
| New Jersey | 7,671 | 5.0% |
| Maryland | 7,547 | 6.6% |
| Colorado | 7,493 | 4.3% |
| Missouri | 7,211 | 5.4% |
| Ohio | 7,126 | 4.1% |
| North Carolina | 7,113 | 3.2% |
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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.
Aggravated assault arrests — FAQ
How many aggravated assault arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
299,400 arrests for aggravated assault were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 4.5% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most aggravated assault arrests?+
California reported the most (36,278), followed by New York (32,403) and Texas (24,706). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for aggravated assault?+
In 2024, 23.8% of aggravated assault arrests were of women and 7.8% were of juveniles under 18 (of 299,400 total).