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Offenses against family & children Arrests

42,874 arrests for offenses against family & children were reported across the U.S. in 20240.6% of all reported arrests.

Who was arrested for offenses against family & children

By sex & age

Shares of all offenses against family & children arrests.

Male26,938 · 62.8%
Female15,936 · 37.2%
Adults (18+)41,349 · 96.4%
Juveniles1,525 · 3.6%

By race & ethnicity

Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 42,103 race entries reported (35,964 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.

White28,49767.7%
Black or African American11,22926.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8504.4%
Asian / Pacific Islander5271.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,49518.1%

States with the most offenses against family & children arrests

Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.

StateArrestsShare of state's arrests
Kentucky3,8232.1%
North Carolina2,5811.2%
Colorado2,5501.5%
Texas2,5270.5%
New Jersey2,4411.6%
Utah2,1462.1%
Tennessee2,0370.8%
Wisconsin1,6830.9%
Connecticut1,5402.1%
Michigan1,4760.9%
Pennsylvania1,4230.6%
Virginia1,2030.6%
South Carolina1,1830.8%
Georgia1,1010.6%
Nebraska1,0201.9%

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.

Offenses against family & children arrests — FAQ

How many offenses against family & children arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+

42,874 arrests for offenses against family & children were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.6% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.

Which state had the most offenses against family & children arrests?+

Kentucky reported the most (3,823), followed by North Carolina (2,581) and Colorado (2,550). Reporting coverage varies by state.

Who gets arrested for offenses against family & children?+

In 2024, 37.2% of offenses against family & children arrests were of women and 3.6% were of juveniles under 18 (of 42,874 total).