Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Fraud Arrests
77,091 arrests for fraud were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 1.1% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for fraud
By sex & age
Shares of all fraud arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 75,194 race entries reported (65,216 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 44,934 | 59.8% |
| Black or African American | 27,567 | 36.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,082 | 1.4% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,611 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,436 | 17.5% |
States with the most fraud arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7,224 | 1.2% |
| Texas | 6,607 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 6,330 | 2.5% |
| Virginia | 5,508 | 2.7% |
| Georgia | 5,154 | 2.7% |
| Tennessee | 3,335 | 1.3% |
| Illinois | 3,268 | 1.7% |
| Florida | 2,906 | 1.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,493 | 1.6% |
| North Carolina | 2,420 | 1.1% |
| Michigan | 2,413 | 1.4% |
| Minnesota | 2,387 | 2.0% |
| Arizona | 1,755 | 0.8% |
| New Jersey | 1,529 | 1.0% |
| Wisconsin | 1,522 | 0.8% |
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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.
Fraud arrests — FAQ
How many fraud arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
77,091 arrests for fraud were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 1.1% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most fraud arrests?+
California reported the most (7,224), followed by Texas (6,607) and Pennsylvania (6,330). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for fraud?+
In 2024, 33.6% of fraud arrests were of women and 3.2% were of juveniles under 18 (of 77,091 total).