Violent crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Rape Arrests
17,058 arrests for rape were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.3% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for rape
By sex & age
Shares of all rape arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 16,456 race entries reported (13,819 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 10,921 | 66.4% |
| Black or African American | 4,789 | 29.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 287 | 1.7% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 459 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,153 | 30.1% |
States with the most rape arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,875 | 0.3% |
| California | 1,506 | 0.3% |
| New York | 1,276 | 0.4% |
| Wisconsin | 829 | 0.4% |
| Michigan | 767 | 0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 706 | 0.3% |
| Minnesota | 523 | 0.4% |
| Washington | 513 | 0.3% |
| Virginia | 474 | 0.2% |
| Florida | 459 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 430 | 0.2% |
| Utah | 427 | 0.4% |
| Maryland | 419 | 0.4% |
| Missouri | 408 | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 381 | 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.
Rape arrests — FAQ
How many rape arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
17,058 arrests for rape were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.3% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most rape arrests?+
Texas reported the most (1,875), followed by California (1,506) and New York (1,276). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for rape?+
In 2024, 3% of rape arrests were of women and 12.8% were of juveniles under 18 (of 17,058 total).