Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Disorderly conduct Arrests
246,938 arrests for disorderly conduct were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 3.7% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for disorderly conduct
By sex & age
Shares of all disorderly conduct arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 241,868 race entries reported (200,772 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 160,763 | 66.5% |
| Black or African American | 67,931 | 28.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 8,982 | 3.7% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 4,192 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 41,369 | 20.6% |
States with the most disorderly conduct arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 38,053 | 6.4% |
| Wisconsin | 22,943 | 12.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 19,657 | 7.8% |
| Arizona | 12,147 | 5.9% |
| Connecticut | 10,443 | 13.9% |
| Ohio | 9,220 | 5.3% |
| Georgia | 8,180 | 4.4% |
| Virginia | 7,937 | 3.9% |
| New Jersey | 6,794 | 4.4% |
| South Carolina | 6,760 | 4.4% |
| Texas | 6,593 | 1.2% |
| Oregon | 5,707 | 4.8% |
| Minnesota | 5,009 | 4.3% |
| Illinois | 4,825 | 2.6% |
| Colorado | 4,754 | 2.7% |
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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.
Disorderly conduct arrests — FAQ
How many disorderly conduct arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
246,938 arrests for disorderly conduct were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 3.7% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most disorderly conduct arrests?+
California reported the most (38,053), followed by Wisconsin (22,943) and Pennsylvania (19,657). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for disorderly conduct?+
In 2024, 29% of disorderly conduct arrests were of women and 13.1% were of juveniles under 18 (of 246,938 total).