Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Forgery & counterfeiting Arrests
33,041 arrests for forgery & counterfeiting were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.5% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for forgery & counterfeiting
By sex & age
Shares of all forgery & counterfeiting arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 31,092 race entries reported (29,660 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 16,993 | 54.7% |
| Black or African American | 12,738 | 41.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 199 | 0.6% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,162 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8,942 | 30.1% |
States with the most forgery & counterfeiting arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 10,687 | 3.1% |
| Texas | 2,682 | 0.5% |
| California | 1,902 | 0.3% |
| Tennessee | 1,314 | 0.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,289 | 0.5% |
| Virginia | 1,131 | 0.6% |
| New Jersey | 1,045 | 0.7% |
| Georgia | 1,030 | 0.5% |
| Missouri | 774 | 0.6% |
| South Carolina | 676 | 0.4% |
| Florida | 572 | 0.3% |
| Minnesota | 553 | 0.5% |
| North Carolina | 510 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | 501 | 0.2% |
| Kentucky | 501 | 0.3% |
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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.
Forgery & counterfeiting arrests — FAQ
How many forgery & counterfeiting arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
33,041 arrests for forgery & counterfeiting were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.5% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most forgery & counterfeiting arrests?+
New York reported the most (10,687), followed by Texas (2,682) and California (1,902). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for forgery & counterfeiting?+
In 2024, 22.9% of forgery & counterfeiting arrests were of women and 1.2% were of juveniles under 18 (of 33,041 total).