Violent crime · FBI arrest data · 2024
Robbery Arrests
60,350 arrests for robbery were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.9% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for robbery
By sex & age
Shares of all robbery arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 58,458 race entries reported (51,426 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 23,062 | 39.5% |
| Black or African American | 33,673 | 57.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 638 | 1.1% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,085 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13,812 | 26.9% |
States with the most robbery arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11,655 | 3.4% |
| California | 10,336 | 1.7% |
| Texas | 5,117 | 0.9% |
| Maryland | 3,276 | 2.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,278 | 0.9% |
| Washington | 1,728 | 1.1% |
| Florida | 1,574 | 0.7% |
| Arizona | 1,538 | 0.7% |
| New Jersey | 1,503 | 1.0% |
| North Carolina | 1,413 | 0.6% |
| Illinois | 1,356 | 0.7% |
| Ohio | 1,219 | 0.7% |
| Virginia | 1,193 | 0.6% |
| Colorado | 1,133 | 0.6% |
| Nevada | 1,045 | 1.0% |
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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.
Robbery arrests — FAQ
How many robbery arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
60,350 arrests for robbery were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.9% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most robbery arrests?+
New York reported the most (11,655), followed by California (10,336) and Texas (5,117). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for robbery?+
In 2024, 15.2% of robbery arrests were of women and 21.1% were of juveniles under 18 (of 60,350 total).