Violent crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter Arrests
9,703 arrests for murder & nonnegligent manslaughter were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.1% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for murder & nonnegligent manslaughter
By sex & age
Shares of all murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 9,546 race entries reported (7,980 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 3,730 | 39.1% |
| Black or African American | 5,518 | 57.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 149 | 1.6% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 149 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,598 | 20.0% |
States with the most murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 955 | 0.2% |
| California | 755 | 0.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 512 | 0.2% |
| North Carolina | 474 | 0.2% |
| Tennessee | 440 | 0.2% |
| New York | 426 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 385 | 0.2% |
| South Carolina | 378 | 0.2% |
| Virginia | 353 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | 342 | 0.2% |
| Michigan | 319 | 0.2% |
| Maryland | 308 | 0.3% |
| Illinois | 298 | 0.2% |
| Missouri | 292 | 0.2% |
| Ohio | 267 | 0.2% |
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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.
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests — FAQ
How many murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
9,703 arrests for murder & nonnegligent manslaughter 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 murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests?+
Texas reported the most (955), followed by California (755) and Pennsylvania (512). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for murder & nonnegligent manslaughter?+
In 2024, 11.6% of murder & nonnegligent manslaughter arrests were of women and 11% were of juveniles under 18 (of 9,703 total).