Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Gambling Arrests
1,878 arrests for gambling were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.0% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for gambling
By sex & age
Shares of all gambling arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 1,779 race entries reported (1,719 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 803 | 45.1% |
| Black or African American | 609 | 34.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 35 | 2.0% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 332 | 18.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 411 | 23.9% |
States with the most gambling arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 399 | 0.1% |
| Texas | 278 | 0.0% |
| Nevada | 180 | 0.2% |
| California | 140 | 0.0% |
| New Jersey | 133 | 0.1% |
| South Carolina | 105 | 0.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 89 | 0.0% |
| Tennessee | 88 | 0.0% |
| Missouri | 79 | 0.1% |
| North Carolina | 58 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 45 | 0.0% |
| Louisiana | 33 | 0.0% |
| Virginia | 24 | 0.0% |
| Hawaii | 22 | 0.1% |
| Ohio | 22 | 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.
Gambling arrests — FAQ
How many gambling arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
1,878 arrests for gambling were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.0% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most gambling arrests?+
New York reported the most (399), followed by Texas (278) and Nevada (180). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for gambling?+
In 2024, 24.2% of gambling arrests were of women and 4.4% were of juveniles under 18 (of 1,878 total).