Drugs & alcohol · FBI arrest data · 2024
Drunkenness Arrests
6,003 arrests for drunkenness were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.1% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for drunkenness
By sex & age
Shares of all drunkenness arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 6,003 race entries reported (6,003 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 4,651 | 77.5% |
| Black or African American | 1,220 | 20.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 44 | 0.7% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 88 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 769 | 12.8% |
States with the most drunkenness arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,924 | 2.4% |
| Arizona | 73 | 0.0% |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.0% |
| New Jersey | 3 | 0.0% |
| Alabama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0.0% |
| California | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colorado | 0 | 0.0% |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0.0% |
| Delaware | 0 | 0.0% |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Florida | 0 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0.0% |
| Idaho | 0 | 0.0% |
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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.
Drunkenness arrests — FAQ
How many drunkenness arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
6,003 arrests for drunkenness were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.1% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most drunkenness arrests?+
Pennsylvania reported the most (5,924), followed by Arizona (73) and Alaska (3). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for drunkenness?+
In 2024, 23% of drunkenness arrests were of women and 1.2% were of juveniles under 18 (of 6,003 total).